Definitions for Haven

Haven ha·ven

Spelling: [hey-vuh n]
IPA: /ˈheɪ vən/

Haven is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 51 anagrams from letters in Haven (aehnv).

Definitions for Haven

noun

  1. a harbor or port.
  2. any place of shelter and safety; refuge; asylum.

verb (used with object)

  1. to shelter, as in a haven.

Origin of Haven

before 1050; Middle English; Old English hæfen; cognate with Dutch haven, German Hafen, Old Norse hǫfn; akin to Old English hæf, Old Norse haf sea

Examples for Haven

Cambodia, with its seemingly free press, is also a haven for foreign journalists.

We soon got at work, and began to work down to the mouth of the haven, with a light breeze.

More than a haven for the weary, it is a hope for the brave.

Ironically, according to Epoune, there are gendered reasons as to why tourism has become a haven for women seeking employment.

And one has to fight against that and create some haven for optimism.

Azaz had long been a haven for the Free Syrian Army whose Northern Storm Brigade had liberated the town in July 2012.

Only the mountains remained to offer him a haven, and those might be changed as this spot was.

The ship is cleared--my hour is come--my passengers are on board--and America is my haven.

The Arabs offered the Nazis a haven, as well as a market for all their nefarious dealings in arms and black market currency.

When he is wafted to a haven of rest, we will console each other.

Word Value for Haven
Scrable

11

Words with friends

12

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