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单词 havens
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haven

noun

ha·​ven ˈhā-vən How to pronounce haven (audio)
1
: harbor, port
2
: a place of safety : refuge
3
: a place offering favorable opportunities or conditions
a haven for artists
haven transitive verb

Synonyms

  • anchorage
  • harbor
  • harborage
  • port
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Example Sentences

The shelter offers a haven from abusive spouses. The inn is a haven for weary travelers. This national park provides a safe haven for wildlife.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English hæfen; akin to Middle High German habene harbor

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

haven

noun

ha·​ven ˈhā-vən How to pronounce haven (audio)
: a safe place

havens

noun

plural of haven
1
as in ports
a part of a body of water protected and deep enough to be a place of safety for ships this picturesque cove is one of the most popular havens on all of the cape for weekend yachtsmen

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • ports
  • anchorages
  • harbors
  • coves
  • roads
  • harborages
  • docks
  • marinas
  • bays
  • lagoons
  • estuaries
  • inlets
  • basins
  • fjords
  • moorings
  • lochs
  • canals
  • channels
  • moorages
  • straits
  • creeks
  • firths
  • seaports
  • fiords
  • sounds
  • embayments
  • bights
  • loughs
  • roadsteads
  • arms
  • gulfs
  • home ports
  • narrows
  • containerports
2
as in refuges
something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger the cross-country skiers hoped desperately to find a cave, as a haven from the blizzard

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • refuges
  • sanctuaries
  • shelters
  • retreats
  • oases
  • residences
  • asylums
  • harbors
  • lodgings
  • hideouts
  • abodes
  • bolt-holes
  • sanctums
  • harborages
  • sancta
  • ports
  • hideaways
  • dwellings
  • anchorages
  • strongholds
  • domiciles
  • lairs
  • fortresses
  • places
  • dens
  • quarters
  • houses
  • moorings
  • forts
  • habitations
  • screens
  • redoubts
  • cloisters
  • housings
  • roofs
  • castles
  • palisades
  • hermitages
  • closets
  • windbreaks
  • rests
  • diggings
  • pads
  • coverts
  • lees
  • lodgements
  • sheds
  • lodgments
  • covers
  • lean-tos
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