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homestead

noun verb

Dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
H
Ends with
D
Contains
OM
Scrabble score
15
CEFR level
C2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈhoʊmˌstɛd

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Definitions

noun

  1. Dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land

noun

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

noun

  1. The home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family

verb

  1. Settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead

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