Port

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  • noun. A rich sweet fortified wine.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. An opening in a ship's side providing access to the interior.
  • noun. A porthole.
  • noun. A cover for a porthole.
  • noun. An opening, as in a cylinder or valve face, for the passage of steam or fluid.
  • noun. A hole in an armored vehicle or a fortified structure for viewing or for firing weapons.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. An entrance to or exit from a data network.
  • noun. A connection point for a peripheral device.
  • noun. A gateway or portal, as to a town.
  • transitive verb. To modify (software) for use on a different machine or platform.
  • transitive verb. To hold or carry (a weapon) diagonally across the body, with the muzzle or blade near the left shoulder.
  • noun. The position of a rifle or other weapon when ported.
  • noun. The manner in which one carries oneself; bearing.
  • noun. The left-hand side of a ship or aircraft facing forward.
  • adjective. Of, relating to, or on the port.
  • transitive & intransitive verb . To turn (a craft) or make a shift to the port side.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A place on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships.
  • noun. A city or town on a waterway with such facilities.
  • noun. The waterfront district of a city.
  • noun. A place along a coast that gives ships and boats protection from storms and rough water; a harbor.
  • noun. A port of entry.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To bear; carry; convey.
  • To carry in military fashion; carry (a weapon, as a rifle) with both hands in a slanting direction upward and toward the left, crossing the body in front, in execution of the military command “Portarms,” or, as now given, “Arms port.”
  • noun. A bay, cove, inlet, or recess of the sea, or of a lake or the mouth of a river, where vessels can be protected from storms; a harbor or haven, whether natural or artificial.
  • noun. A place where there is a constant resort of vessels for the purpose of loading and unloading; specifically, in law, a place where persons and merchandise are allowed to pass into and out of the realm and at which customs officers are stationed for the purpose of inspecting or appraising imported goods. In this sense a port may exist on the frontier, where the foreign communication is by land.
  • noun. Bearing; carriage; demeanor; air; mien: as, the port of a gentleman.
  • noun. State: style; establishment; retinue.
  • noun. Synonyms Deportment, address.
  • noun. Martial music adapted to the bagpipes.
  • To carry or bring into port.
  • noun. A gate; an entrance; a portal; specifically, the gate of a town or fortress.
  • noun. An opening in the side of a ship; specifically, an embrasure in the side of a ship of war, through which cannon are pointed; a port-hole; also, the covering or shutter of such an opening.
  • noun. In heraldry, the door or gate of a castle, used as a bearing.
  • noun. An aperture for the passage of Steam, air, water, etc.
  • noun. In harness, a curved piece of metal used as a mouthpiece in some forms of bit. Such a bit is called a port-bit.
  • noun. In armor, the socket or bucket in which the butt of the lance was set when held upright: it was secured to the saddle or stirrup.
  • noun. An abbreviation of Portugal and Portuguese.
  • Nautical, to turn or shift to the left or larboard side of a ship: as, to port the helm (that is, to shift the tiller over to the port or left side).
  • Nautical, to turn or shift to the left or larboard, as a ship.
  • To furnish with doors or gates.
  • noun. Nautical, the larboard or left side of a ship (when one is looking forward): as, “the ship heels to port”; “hard a port.”
  • noun. A wine of Portugal, named from Oporto (see above).
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A dark red or purple astringent wine made in Portugal. It contains a large percentage of alcohol.
  • transitive verb. To turn or put to the left or larboard side of a ship; -- said of the helm, and used chiefly in the imperative, as a command.
  • noun. The larboard or left side of a ship (looking from the stern toward the bow). See note under larboard. Also used adjectively.
  • noun. The manner in which a person bears himself; deportment; carriage; bearing; demeanor; hence, manner or style of living.
  • transitive verb. To carry; to bear; to transport.
  • Word Usage
    "Sheridan for dinner, Colman for supper; Sheridan for claret or port, but Colman for every thing, from the madeira and champagne at dinner, the claret with a _layer_ of _port_ between the glasses, up to the punch of the night, and down to the grog, or gin and water, of daybreak; -- all these I have threaded with both the same."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    starboard  
    Equivalent
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    alter  booze  carry  change  drink  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Court  Dort  Mort  Porte  Stuart  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    area  bay  bridge  channel  city  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    variant
    larboard  note  
    verb-form
    ported  portes  porting  ports