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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | residence |
| Synonyms: | abode, accommodations, address, apartment, berth, biosphere, cave, commorancy, condo, condominium, crib, den, digs, domicile, dwelling, element, environment, fireside, flat, habitation, haunt, haven, hearth, hole, home, home plate, homestead, house, housing, locale, locality, lodging, nest, nook, occupancy, occupation, pad, place, quarters, range, residency, roof, roost, seat, settlement, site, stamping ground, stomping ground, surroundings, terrain, territory, turf |
| Notes: | environment is the area in which something exists or lives; habitat is a the place or type of place where a person or thing is most likely to be found |
| Antonyms: | unnatural surroundings |
| Main Entry: | abode |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | building or place where one resides |
| Synonyms: | address, apartment, base, casa, co-op, condo, crash pad, crib*, den, digs, domicile, dwelling, flat, flop, habitat, haunt, headquarters, hearth, hole*, home, homestead, house, joint*, lodging, pad, quarters, residence, roost, sanctuary, seat |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dwelling |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | home |
| Synonyms: | abode, castle, commorancy, den, digs, domicile, dump*, establishment, habitat, habitation, haunt, hole in the wall, house, lodging, pad, quarters, residence, residency |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | environment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | surroundings, atmosphere |
| Synonyms: | ambiance, aura, backdrop, background, circumstances, climate, conditions, context, domain, element, encompassment, entourage, habitat, hood, jungle*, locale, medium, milieu, neck of the woods, neighborhood, purlieus, scene, scenery, setting, situation, status, stomping ground, surroundings, terrain, territory, turf, zoo |
| Notes: | environment emerged linked with nature, implying 'natural' (not human, not cultural) surroundings; ecology emerged as a scientific effort to connect organisms (such as the human) to their environments environment is the area in which something exists or lives; habitat is a the place or type of place where a person or thing is most likely to be found |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grounds |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | estate, domain |
| Synonyms: | acreage, area, campus, country, district, environs, fields, gardens, habitat, holding, land, lot, premises, property, real estate, realm, sphere, spot, terrace, terrain, territory, tract, zone |
| Main Entry: | haunt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place for socializing |
| Synonyms: | abode, bar, clubhouse, cubbyhole, den, dwelling, gathering place, habitat, hangout, headquarters, home, lair, living quarters, locality, meeting place, niche, place, purlieu, range, rendezvous, resort, retreat, site, stomping ground, trysting place, watering hole |
| Main Entry: | home |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | birthplace, environment |
| Synonyms: | abode, camping ground, country, element, family, farm, fireside, habitat, habitation, haunt, haven, hearth, hills, home ground, homeland, homestead, hometown, household, land, locality, neck of the woods, neighborhood, range, roof, site, soil, stamping ground, stomping ground, territory |
| Notes: | hone means to sharpen, while home (in) means to seek out a target; you can hone a skill but you home in on something a house is the building or structure in which one lives; home is the place one lives with the pleasant connotations or family ties included |
| Main Entry: | medium |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | atmosphere, setting |
| Synonyms: | ambience, ambient, climate, conditions, element, habitat, influences, milieu, surroundings |
| Main Entry: | place |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | location with purpose, function |
| Synonyms: | abode, accommodation, apartment, area, berth, city, community, compass, corner, country, distance, district, domicile, dwelling, field, habitat, hamlet, hangout, hole*, home, house, joint, latitude, lay, locale, locality, locus, longitude, neighborhood, niche, nook, pad, part, plant, point, position, property, quarter, region, reservation, residence, room, seat, section, site, situation, spot, station, stead, suburb, town, venue, vicinity, village, volume, whereabouts, zone |
| Notes: | in horse racing results, there is win, place, show, and also-ran |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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