| 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 | - |
| 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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