mindmap root((招待)) harbor implies provision of a place of refuge especially for an evil, hunted, or harmful person or animal: ~ thieves; or suggests the holding in the mind of thoughts, wishes, or designs, especially evil or harmful ones: ~ed thoughts of suicide. shelter suggests the place or thing that affords protection or a retreat, especially from such things as the elements, attacks, or a bombardment: ~ed themselves from the posse in the hayloft. entertain implies the giving of hospitality, often with special efforts to insure pleasure and comfort, to a guest: ~ed lavishly most nights; or suggests consideration of ideas, notions, or fears: privately ~ed a theory about the education of children. lodge implies the supplying of a place to stay, often temporary: ~d the wanderers for the night; or the reception into the mind or any place in which a thing may be deposited or imbedded: a series of events that are ~d in her memory. house implies a shelter like that of a building with a roof and walls that offers protection from the weather: found a nestle ~d in the tree. board implies the provision of meals or of room and meals for compensation: ~ed with the Smiths.