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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.

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