bedstead | (noun) the framework of a bed | Synonyms: bedframe |
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farmstead | (noun) a farm together with its buildings | Synonyms: farm-place, farmplace |
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(noun) the buildings and adjacent grounds of a farm | - |
homestead | (noun) dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land | - |
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(noun) the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family | - |
(noun) land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law | - |
homesteader | (noun) someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it | Synonyms: nester, squatter |
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roadstead | (noun) a partly sheltered anchorage | Synonyms: roads |
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stead | (noun) the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another | Synonyms: lieu, place, position |
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steadfastness | (noun) loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty | Synonyms: staunchness |
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(noun) steadfast resolution | - |
steadiness | (noun) the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place | Synonyms: firmness |
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(noun) the quality of being steady--regular and unvarying | - |
(noun) freedom from wavering or indecision; constancy of resolve or conduct | - |
steady | (noun) a person loved by another person | Synonyms: sweetheart, sweetie, truelove |
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unsteadiness | (noun) the quality of not being steady or securely fixed in place | Synonyms: ricketiness |
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(noun) the quality of being unsteady--varying and unpredictable | - |