About The Word Abode

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Abode to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Abode definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Abode

Abode Meaning & Definition
Abode Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Abode?

[n] housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
[n] the address where a person lives; "it is his legal place of residence"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Abode: domicile | dwelling | dwelling house | habitation | home | residence

Related Terms | Find terms related to Abode: abiding | accommodation | area | bearings | bench mark | billet | cohabitation | commorancy | diggings | digs | district | domicile | dwelling | emplacement | habitancy | habitation | hole | home | house | inhabitancy | inhabitation | inhabiting | latitude and longitude | lieu | living | locale | locality | location | locus | lodging | nesting | occupancy | occupation | pinpoint | place | placement | point | position | quarters | region | residence | residency | residing | site | situation | situs | sojourning | spot | squatting | staying | staying over | stead | stopping | tenancy | whereabout | whereabouts

See Also | address | bath | bathroom | bedchamber | bedroom | chamber | cliff dwelling | condo | condominium | den | dining room | diningroom | dressing room | family room | fireside | fixer-upper | front room | hearth | hermitage | home | homestead | house | housing | indian lodge | kitchen | lake dwelling | living accommodations | living room | livingroom | lodge | lodging | messuage | parlor | parlour | pile dwelling | place | semi-detached house | sitting room | sleeping room | vacation home

Abode In Webster's Dictionary

\A*bode"\, pret. of {Abide}.
\A*bode"\, n. [OE. abad, abood, fr. abiden to abide. See {Abide}. For the change of vowel, cf. abode, imp. of abide.] 1. Act of waiting; delay. [Obs.] --Shak. And with her fled away without abode. --Spenser. 2. Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn. He waxeth at your abode here. --Fielding. 3. Place of continuance, or where one dwells; abiding place; residence; a dwelling; a habitation. Come, let me lead you to our poor abode. --Wordsworth.
\A*bode"\, n. [See {Bode}, v. t.] An omen. [Obs.] High-thundering Juno's husband stirs my spirit with true abodes. --Chapman.
\A*bode"\, v. t. To bode; to foreshow. [Obs.] --Shak.
\A*bode"\, v. i. To be ominous. [Obs.] --Dryden.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Infrigidation ‐ the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative…
  • Genus coelophysis ‐ late Triassic carnivorous saurischian…
  • Spasticity ‐ the quality of moving or acting…
  • Flotation ‐ financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares [n]…
  • Psychological medicine ‐ the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment…
  • Apis mellifera ‐ social bee often domesticated for the honey…
  • Hb ‐ a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood…
  • Accumulated ‐ brought together into a group or crowd; "the accumulated letters…
  • Buggery ‐ anal intercourse committed by a man with a…
  • Pygmalion ‐ (Greek mythology) a king who created a statue of a woman and…