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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | living place |
| Synonyms: | abode, residence |
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| Main Entry: | habitat/habitation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place where someone resides |
| Synonyms: | abode, accommodations, address, apartment, berth, biosphere, cave, co-op, commorancy, condo, condominium, den, digs, domicile, dwelling, element, environment, fireside, flat, haunt*, haven, hearth, hole*, home, home plate, homestead, house, housing, locale, locality, lodging, neck of the woods, nest, nook, occupancy, occupation, pad, place, quarters, range, residence, residency, roof*, roost, seat*, settlement, site, stamping ground, stomping ground, surroundings, terrain, territory, turf |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | domicile |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | human habitat |
| Synonyms: | abode, accommodation, apartment, castle, co-op, commorancy, condo, condominium, crash pad, dump, dwelling, habitation, home, house, joint, legal residence, mansion, pad, rack, residence, residency, roof over head, roost, settlement |
| 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: | edifice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | structure |
| Synonyms: | building, construction, erection, habitation, house, monument, pile, rockpile, skyscraper, towers |
| Main Entry: | element |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place where one feels comfortable |
| Synonyms: | domain, environment, field, habitation, medium, milieu, sphere |
| Antonyms: | foreign land |
| Main Entry: | home |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place where a human lives |
| Synonyms: | abode, address, apartment, asylum, boarding house, bungalow, cabin, castle, cave*, co-op, commorancy, condo, condominium, cottage, crash pad, diggings, digs, domicile, dormitory, dump*, dwelling, farm, fireside, flat, habitation, hangout, haunt, hearth, hideout, hole in the wall, home plate, homestead, hospital, house, hut, joint*, living quarters, manor, mansion, nest*, orphanage, pad, palace, parking place, place, residence, resort, roof*, rooming house, roost, shanty, shelter, trailer, turf, villa, where the hat is |
| 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 |
| Antonyms: | office |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | house |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | human habitat |
| Synonyms: | abode, apartment, box*, building, bullpen, castle, cave*, co-op, commorancy, condo, condominium, coop, crash pad, crib*, cubbyhole, den, diggings, digs, domicile, dump*, dwelling, edifice, flat, flophouse, habitation, hole in the wall, home, home plate, homestead, joint, kennel, layout, lean-to, mansion, pad, pied-à-terre, pigpen, pigsty, rack, residence, residency, roof, roost, setup, shack, shanty, turf* |
| Notes: | 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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