The difference between Harbor and House
When used as nouns, harbor means shelter, refuge, whereas house means a structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
When used as verbs, harbor means to provide a harbor or safe place for, whereas house means to keep within a structure or container.
check bellow for the other definitions of Harbor and House
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Harbor as a noun (obsolete, uncountable):
Shelter, refuge.
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Harbor as a noun:
Any place of shelter.
Examples:
"The neighborhood is a well-known harbor for petty thieves."
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Harbor as a noun (obsolete):
A house of the zodiac, or the mansion of a heavenly body.
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Harbor as a noun:
A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may dock or anchor, especially for loading and unloading.
Examples:
"A harbor, even if it is a little harbor, is a good thing, since adventurers come into it as well as go out, and the life in it grows strong, because it takes something from the world, and has something to give in return'' - [[q:Sarah Orne Jewett Sarah Orne Jewett]]"
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Harbor as a noun:
A mixing box for materials in glass-working.
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Harbor as a verb (transitive):
To provide a harbor or safe place for.
Examples:
"The docks, which once harbored tall ships, now harbor only petty thieves."
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Harbor as a verb (intransitive):
To take refuge or shelter in a protected expanse of water.
Examples:
"The fleet harbored in the south."
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Harbor as a verb (transitive):
To hold or persistently entertain in one's thoughts or mind.
Examples:
"She harbors a conviction that her husband has a secret, criminal past."
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House as a noun:
A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
Examples:
"This is my house and my family's ancestral home."
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House as a noun:
The people who live in a house; a household.
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House as a noun:
A building used for something other than a residence (typically with qualifying word). A place of business; a company or organisation, especially a printing press, a publishing company, or a couturier. A place of public accommodation or entertainment, especially a public house, an inn, a restaurant, a theatre, or a casino; or the management thereof.
Examples:
"The former carriage house had been made over into a guest house."
"On arriving at the zoo, we immediately headed for the [[monkey house monkey house]]."
"A small publishing house would have a contract with an independent fulfillment house."
"One more, sir, then I'll have to stop serving you – rules of the house, I'm afraid."
"The house always wins."
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House as a noun:
The audience for a live theatrical or similar performance.
Examples:
"After her swan-song, there wasn't a dry eye in the house."
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House as a noun (politics):
A building where a deliberative assembly meets; whence the assembly itself, particularly a component of a legislature.
Examples:
"The petition was so ridiculous that the house rejected it after minimal debate."
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House as a noun:
A dynasty; a family with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one.
Examples:
"A curse lay upon the House of Atreus."
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House as a noun (metaphorical):
a place of rest or repose.
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House as a noun:
A grouping of schoolchildren for the purposes of competition in sports and other activities.
Examples:
"I was a member of Spenser house when I was at school."
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House as a noun:
An animal's shelter or den, or the shell of an animal such as a snail, used for protection.
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House as a noun (astrology):
One of the twelve divisions of an astrological chart.
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House as a noun (cartomancy):
The fourth Lenormand card.
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House as a noun (chess, now, rare):
A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece.
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House as a noun (curling):
The four concentric circles where points are scored on the ice.
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House as a noun:
Lotto; bingo.
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House as a noun (uncountable):
A children's game in which the players pretend to be members of a household.
Examples:
"As the babysitter, Emma always acted as the mother whenever the kids demanded to play house."
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House as a noun (US, dialect):
A small stand of trees in a swamp.
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House as a verb (transitive):
To keep within a structure or container.
Examples:
"The car is housed in the garage."
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House as a verb (transitive):
To admit to residence; to harbor/harbour.
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House as a verb:
To take shelter or lodging; to abide; to lodge.
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House as a verb (transitive, astrology):
To dwell within one of the twelve astrological houses.
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House as a verb (transitive):
To contain or cover mechanical parts.
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House as a verb (obsolete):
To drive to a shelter.
Examples:
"rfquotek Shakespeare"
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House as a verb (obsolete):
To deposit and cover, as in the grave.
Examples:
"rfquotek Sandys"
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House as a verb (nautical):
To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe.
Examples:
"to house the upper spars"
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House as a noun (music genre):
House music.