Definition for Homestead:

• The home place; the place where the home is. It is the home, thehouse and the adjoining land, where the head of the family dwells; the home farm. Thelixed residence of the head of a family, with the laud and buildings surrounding themain house. See Oliver v. Snowden, IS Fla. 825, 43 Am. Itep. 33S; In re Allen ( Cal.) 16Pac. 319; McKeough v. MeKeough, 69 Vt. 34, 37 Atl. 275; Iioitt v. Webb, 36 N. II. 158;Frazer v. Weld, 177 Mass. 513, 59 N. E. IIS; Lyou v. Hardin, 129 Ala. 643, 29 South.777; Xorris v. Kidd, 28 Ark. 493.Technically, however, and under the modern homestead laws, a homestead is an artificialestate in land, devised to protect the possession and enjoyment of the owneragainst the claims of his creditors, by withdrawing the property from execution andforced sale, so long as the land is occupied as a home. Buckingham v. Buckingham, 81Mich. S9, 45 X. W. 504; Campbell v. Moran, 71 Xeb. 615, 99 N. W. 499; lkeu v. Oleniclt,42 Tex. 19S; Jones v. Britton, 102 N. C. 106. 9 S. E. 554, 4 L. It. A. 178; Thomas v.Fulford, 117 X. C. 667, 23 S. E. 635; Ellinger v. Thomas, 04 Kan. ISO, 07 Pac. 529; Galligherv. Smiley, 28 Xeb. 189, 44 N. W. 187, 20 Am. St. Rep. 319.

Synonyms for Homestead:

• n.

  •
  • live,
  • come from,
  • arrive,
  • inhabit,
  • settle down,
  • reside,
  • squat,
  • board,
  • populate.
  •
  • the CAP,
  • Agronomics,
  • agronomy,
  • agrarian,
  • agricultural,
  • breed,
  • agroindustry,
  • agrochemical,
  • agribusiness,
  • agriculture.
  •abode (noun)
  • quarters,
  • flop,
  • apartment,
  • address,
  • crib,
  • base,
  • sanctuary,
  • seat,
  • den,
  • residence,
  • digs,
  • lodging,
  • hearth,
  • roost,
  • crash pad,
  • flat,
  • headquarters,
  • haunt.
  •artifact (noun)
  • homestead.
  •farm (noun)
  • garden,
  • enclosure,
  • vineyard,
  • nursery,
  • patch,
  • holding,
  • grassland,
  • claim,
  • orchard,
  • field,
  • meadow,
  • pasture,
  • acreage.
  •habitat/habitation (noun)
  • locale,
  • condominium,
  • home plate,
  • site,
  • cave,
  • neck of the woods,
  • element,
  • turf,
  • territory,
  • settlement,
  • occupancy,
  • range,
  • occupation,
  • berth,
  • stamping ground,
  • environment,
  • housing,
  • nook,
  • accommodations,
  • roof,
  • terrain,
  • surroundings,
  • haven,
  • nest.
  •home (noun)
  • hideout,
  • dump,
  • asylum,
  • country,
  • cottage,
  • dormitory,
  • household,
  • trailer,
  • Family,
  • shelter,
  • cabin,
  • neighborhood,
  • resort,
  • shanty,
  • hut,
  • villa,
  • mansion,
  • castle,
  • hills,
  • palace,
  • manor.
  •house (noun)
  • edifice,
  • box,
  • layout,
  • coop,
  • cubbyhole,
  • pigpen,
  • rack,
  • bullpen,
  • hacienda,
  • kennel,
  • lean-to,
  • building,
  • pigsty,
  • setup,
  • chateau,
  • flophouse,
  • shack.
  •soil (noun)
  • spread,
  • region,
  • terra firma.

• v.

  •farm (verb)
  • husband,
  • till,
  • dress,
  • look after,
  • superintend,
  • run,
  • harvest,
  • tend,
  • plow,
  • reap,
  • cultivate,
  • graze,
  • plant,
  • grow,
  • bring under cultivation,
  • harrow,
  • sow,
  • till the soil,
  • direct,
  • work,
  • subdue,
  • crop,
  • landscape,
  • seed,
  • operate.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • property.

Paraphrases for Homestead:

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    farmstead.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    farm, farmhouse.

Antonyms for Homestead:

• n.

  • abode
    annex, office.
  • habitat
    unnatural surroundings.

• v.

  • farm
    ignore, neglect.

Homestead Sentence Examples:

• It was just after sundown when I arrived at the homestead.

• Dorothy asked cautiously, for it was almost dark, and the girls were walking back to the Dale homestead.

Hyponym for Homestead:

• n.

  • artifact
    dwelling, dwelling house, abode, habitation, home, domicile.
  • possession
    estate, acres, landed estate, land, demesne.

• v.

  • change
    settle.