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Antonyms for homestead
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : hohm-sted, -stid |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhoʊm stɛd, -stɪd |
Definition of homestead
Origin :- Old English hamstede "home, town, village," from home (n.) + stead (q.v.). In U.S. usage, "a lot of land adequate for the maintenance of a family" (1690s), defined by the Homestead Act of 1862 as 160 acres. Hence, the verb, first recorded 1872. Homesteader also is from 1872.
- As in plantation : noun large farm
- As in ranch : noun farm
- As in soil : noun land where one lives
- As in habitat : noun residence
- As in abode : noun building or place where one resides
- As in farm : noun land for agriculture or animal breeding
- As in habitat/habitation : noun place where someone resides
- As in home : noun place where a human lives
- As in home : noun birthplace, environment
- As in house : noun human habitat
- As in farm : verb produce crops, raise animals
- At this moment of doubt, Sim walked into the courtyard of the homestead.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
- The apartment had hardly the appearance of a room in a Cumbrian homestead.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- It was a farm, let there be no mistake, and not merely a homestead.
- Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
- A homestead not exceeding $1,000 in value may be reserved for the widow.
- Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
- A homestead to the value of $1,000 is exempted to "the head of the family."
- Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
- The law provides that a homestead to the value of $1,000 shall inure to the widow.
- Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
- The homestead, to the value of $2,000, is exempted for the wife.
- Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
- A homestead to the value of $1,500 is exempted for the survivor and minor children.
- Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
- If settlers should come in and homestead it, he would have to quit the cattle business.
- Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet
- But Massachusetts did not follow this suggestion of a homestead policy.
- Extract from : « The Frontier in American History » by Frederick Jackson Turner
Synonyms for homestead
- abode
- accommodations
- acreage
- acres
- address
- apartment
- arboretum
- asylum
- base
- berth
- biosphere
- boarding house
- box
- bring under cultivation
- building
- bullpen
- bungalow
- cabin
- camping ground
- casa
- castle
- cattle farm
- cave
- claim
- co-op
- commorancy
- condo
- condominium
- coop
- cottage
- country
- crash pad
- crib
- crop
- cubbyhole
- cultivate
- dairy farm
- demense
- den
- diggings
- digs
- direct
- domicile
- dormitory
- dress
- dump
- dwelling
- edifice
- element
- enclosure
- environment
- estate
- family
- farm
- farmstead
- field
- fireside
- flat
- flop
- flophouse
- freehold
- garden
- grange
- grassland
- graze
- grow
- habitat
- habitation
- hacienda
- hangout
- harrow
- harvest
- haunt
- haven
- headquarters
- hearth
- hideout
- hills
- holding
- hole
- hole in the wall
- home
- home ground
- home plate
- homeland
- homestead
- hometown
- hospital
- house
- household
- housing
- husband
- hut
- joint
- kennel
- land
- landscape
- lawn
- layout
- lean-to
- living quarters
- locale
- locality
- lodging
- look after
- manor
- mansion
- meadow
- neck of the woods
- neighborhood
- nest
- nook
- nursery
- occupancy
- occupation
- operate
- orchard
- orphanage
- pad
- palace
- parking place
- pasture
- patch
- pied-à-terre
- pigpen
- pigsty
- place
- plant
- plantation
- plow
- quarters
- rack
- ranch
- range
- reap
- region
- residence
- residency
- resort
- roof
- rooming house
- roost
- run
- sanctuary
- seat
- seed
- settlement
- setup
- shack
- shanty
- shelter
- site
- soil
- sow
- spread
- stamping ground
- stomping ground
- subdue
- superintend
- surroundings
- tend
- terra firma
- terrain
- territory
- till
- till the soil
- trailer
- turf
- villa
- vineyard
- where the hat is
- work
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