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home·stead
 homestead
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- pronunciation:
- hom
sted
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a house and the surrounding land and outbuildings, esp. a farm.
- similar words:
- farm, spread
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| definition 2: |
a piece of land that someone claims and settles on, esp. land acquired in that way under the U.S. Homestead Act.
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| related words: |
home |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
homesteads, homesteading, homesteaded |
| definition: |
to claim and settle on (a piece of land), as under the U.S. Homestead Act.
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| related words: |
people |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to claim and settle on a piece of land.
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