a·bode ( -b d )v. A past tense and a past participle of abide. n. 1. A dwelling place; a home. 2. The act of abiding; a sojourn. [Middle English abod, home, from abiden, to wait; see abide.] |
abode1
n
a place in which one lives; one's home
[n formed from abide]
abode2
vb
a past tense and past participle of abide
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  abode - any address at which you dwell more than temporarily; "a person can have several residences"address - the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with domicile, legal residence - (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time; "what's his legal residence?" |
| 2. |  abode - housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"bathroom, bath - a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet bedchamber, bedroom, sleeping accommodation, sleeping room, chamber - a room used primarily for sleeping cliff dwelling - a rock and adobe dwelling built on sheltered ledges in the sides of a cliff; "the Anasazi built cliff dwellings in the southwestern United States" condo, condominium - one of the dwelling units in a condominium den - a room that is comfortable and secluded dinette - a small area off of a kitchen that is used for dining dining room, dining-room - a room used for dining dressing room - a room in which you can change clothes family room - a recreation room in a private house fixer-upper - a house or other dwelling in need of repair (usually offered for sale at a low price) fireside, hearth - home symbolized as a part of the fireplace; "driven from hearth and home"; "fighting in defense of their firesides" hermitage - the abode of a hermit homestead - dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land house - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house" kitchen - a room equipped for preparing meals lake dwelling, pile dwelling - dwelling built on piles in or near a lake; specifically in prehistoric villages front room, living room, living-room, sitting room, parlor, parlour - a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax indian lodge, lodge - any of various Native American dwellings messuage - (law) a dwelling house and its adjacent buildings and the adjacent land used by the household semi-detached house - a dwelling that is attached to something on only one side vacation home - a dwelling (a second home) where you live while you are on vacation yurt - a circular domed dwelling that is portable and self-supporting; originally used by nomadic Mongol and Turkic people of central Asia but now used as inexpensive alternative or temporary housing |
abode
Translations
abode [əˈbəʊd]
A. PT & PP of abide
B. N (esp Jur) → morada f, domicilio m
place of abode → domicilio m
right of abode → derecho m a domiciliarse
of no fixed abode → sin domicilio fijo
to take up one's abode → domiciliarse, establecerse
place of abode → domicilio m
right of abode → derecho m a domiciliarse
of no fixed abode → sin domicilio fijo
to take up one's abode → domiciliarse, establecerse
abode pret, ptp of abide
n (liter: = dwelling place) → Behausung f, → Aufenthalt m (liter); (Jur: also place of abode) → Wohnsitz m; a humble abode (iro) → eine bescheidene Hütte (iro); of no fixed abode → ohne festen Wohnsitz
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