harbor vs shut

harbor

verb
  • To take refuge or shelter in a protected expanse of water. 

  • To drive (a hunted stag) to covert. 

  • To hold or persistently entertain in one's thoughts or mind. 

  • To provide a harbor or safe place for. 

noun
  • A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may anchor or dock, especially for loading and unloading. 

  • Any place of shelter. 

  • A mixing box for materials. 

  • 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 - Sarah Orne Jewett 

shut

verb
  • To confine in an enclosed area. 

  • To catch or snag in the act of shutting something. 

  • To preclude; to exclude; to bar out. 

  • To close, to stop being open. 

  • To close, to stop from being open. 

  • To close a business temporarily, or (of a business) to be closed. 

adj
  • Closed; not open. 

noun
  • The act or time of shutting; close. 

  • The line or place where two pieces of metal are welded together. 

  • A door or cover; a shutter. 

  • A narrow alley or passage acting as a short cut through the buildings between two streets. 

How often have the words harbor and shut occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )