homestead
/ˈhoʊmˌstɛd/noun, verb2 syllables
Homestead means: the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family.
Synonyms for homestead2
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