abode1 |
a residence or dwelling; home. [1/2 definitions] |
allow |
to permit entrance or residence to. [1/5 definitions] |
ambassador |
a high-ranking official sent by one nation to another either to carry out a specific diplomatic mission or to serve in residence there. [1/3 definitions] |
ashram |
the residence, usu. secluded, of a Hindu philosopher or religious teacher to whom followers come for instruction. [1/2 definitions] |
boardinghouse |
a residence that provides rooms and meals to paying lodgers. |
bowery |
a Dutch settler's farm or country residence in early New York. [1/2 definitions] |
Buckingham Palace |
the London residence of the British monarch. |
castle |
a large, fortified residence of nobles in feudal times, sited to dominate the surrounding countryside. [1/6 definitions] |
court |
the residence or offices of a king or dignitary. [1/9 definitions] |
deanery |
the position, realm of authority, or residence of a church dean. |
domicile |
(formal) a place of residence; home. [2 definitions] |
Downing Street |
the elected government of Great Britain, so termed because 10 Downing Street is the residence of the prime minister. |
dwelling |
a shelter used for long-term residence; abode; house. |
embassy |
the official headquarters or residence of an ambassador. [1/4 definitions] |
expatriate |
to withdraw (oneself) from allegiance to or residence in one's native land; withdraw (oneself) into exile. [1/5 definitions] |
flat2 |
(chiefly British) a group of connected rooms forming a residence on one floor; apartment. |
habitation |
a dwelling place; residence; abode. [1/2 definitions] |
hail from |
to have as one's place of birth or residence; come from. |
halfway house |
a special residence where people who have been released from institutions, such as mental patients, prisoners, and drug addicts, are helped to adjust to ordinary life. |
hillbilly |
(informal) a person who comes from a remote rural area, esp. from the mountainous region of the southern United States; often, a person considered to be primitive or backward because of this residence or origin. [1/2 definitions] |
home |
the physical structure of a residence; house or apartment. [1/16 definitions] |