| 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 | - |
| (verb) settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead | - |
| homesteader | (noun) someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it | Synonyms: nester, squatter |
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| instead | (adverb) in place of, or as an alternative to | Synonyms: alternatively, or else |
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| (adverb) on the contrary | Synonyms: rather |
| 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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| steadfast | (adjective) firm and dependable especially in loyalty | Synonyms: staunch, unswerving |
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| (adjective) marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable | Synonyms: firm, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering |
| steadfastly | (adverb) with resolute determination | Synonyms: firm, firmly, unwaveringly |
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| steadfastness | (noun) loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty | Synonyms: staunchness |
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| (noun) steadfast resolution | - |
| steadied | (adjective) made steady or constant | - |
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| steadily | (adverb) in a steady manner | Synonyms: steady |
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| (adverb) at a steady rate or pace | - |
| 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 | (adjective) not subject to change or variation especially in behavior | - |
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| (adjective) relating to a person who does something regularly | Synonyms: regular |
| (adjective) marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable | Synonyms: firm, steadfast, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering |
| (adjective) securely in position; not shaky | - |
| (adjective) not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall | Synonyms: firm, unfluctuating |
| (adjective) not easily excited or upset | - |
| (noun) a person loved by another person | Synonyms: sweetheart, sweetie, truelove |
| (adverb) in a steady manner | Synonyms: steadily |
| (verb) make steady | Synonyms: becalm, calm |
| (verb) support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace | Synonyms: brace, stabilise, stabilize |
| steadying | (adjective) causing to become steady | - |
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| unsteadily | (adverb) in an unsteady manner | Synonyms: falteringly, uncertainly |
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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 | - |
| unsteady | (adjective) subject to change or variation | - |
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| (adjective) not firmly or solidly positioned | Synonyms: unfirm |