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homestead

/ˈhoʊmˌstɛd/noun, verb2 syllables

Homestead means: the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family.

Synonyms for homestead2

also used for homestead

farmstead, quarter section

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What does homestead mean?4

noun

1

the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family

2

land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law

3

dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land

verb

1

settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Homestead in a sentence

  • Yanni was forced to abandon his homestead.Amastan
  • Ziri has many ewes on his homestead.Amastan
  • I don't know if he built or lived in this home, just that it was the old Homestead.mraz
  • Mary was the matriarch of the family who lived on the homestead for five generations.Hybrid
  • Tom bought a remote homestead in the Scottish Highlands.deniko

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Forms of homestead

as a noun

plural
homesteads

as a verb

third-person singular
homesteads
present participle
homesteading
past participle
homesteaded
past tense
homesteaded