Crossword Dictionary
abode
dwelling, home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house - n
housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
synonyms
diggings, domicile, dwelling, fireside, habitation, hearth, hearthstone, home, house, lodging, pad, place, quarters, residence, roof
in a sentence
welcome to my humble abode
Aside from being a headquarters for the second-oldest Roy, the multimillion-dollar abode is a beauty in its own right.
This 500-year-old abode is a work of both Tudor and Baroque architecture
etymology
mid-13c., "action of waiting," verbal noun from abiden "to abide" (see abide). It is formally identical with the old, strong past participle of abide (Old English abad), but the modern conjugation is weak and abided is used. The present-to-preterite vowel change is consistent with an Old English class I strong verb (ride/rode, etc.). Meaning "habitual residence" is first attested 1570s.
- ABANDONED
- ABSCONDED
- ABSTAINED
- ABUSED
- ACCEPTED
- ACCOMPANIED
- ACCOMPLISHED
- ACQUIESCED
- ACTUATED
- ADAPTED
- ADJUSTED
- ADMIRED
- ADVANCED
- ADVOCATED
- AFFILIATED
- AFFIRMED
- AGREED
- ALLOWED
- ANALYZED
- ANNOUNCED
- ANTICIPATED
- APPRECIATED
- APPROACHED
- APPROVED
- ARGUED
- ARISED
- ARISEN
- ARRIVED
- ASKED
- ASSAULTED
- ASSIMILATED
- ASSISTED
- ASSOCIATED
- ATTACKED
- ATTEMPTED
- ATTENDED
- AUTHORIZED
- AVOIDED
- BABBLED
- BADE
- BEFALLEN
- BEFRIENDED
- BEGUN
- BEHAVED
- BELIEVED
- BELONGED
- BETRAYED
- BLABBED
- BLAMED
- BORED
- BORNE
- BRAGGED
- BURSTED
- BUSTLED
- BYPASSED
- CAPSIZED
- CARRIED
- CHANGED
- CHATTED
- CHOSE
- CIRCULATED
- CLEANED
- COHERED
- COINCIDED
- COLLABORATED
- COLLAPSED
- COMPLEMENTED
- COMPORTED
- COMPOSED
- CONCLUDED
- CONDUCED
- CONDUCTED
- CONFORMED
- CONFRONTED
- CONNECTED
- CONSENTED
- CONSIDERED
- CONTEMPLATED
- CONTENDED
- CONTESTED
- CONTINUED
- CONTRIBUTED
- CONVEYED
- COOPERATED
- COPIED
- CORRECTED
- CORRODED
- COUNTENANCED
- COUNTERACTED
- COUNTERFEITED
- CRUMPLED
- CURED
- DARED
- DARKENED
- DEBAUCHED
- DEBRIEFED
- DECAMPED
- DECAYED
- DECEASED
- DECLINED
- DECREASED
- DEFECTED
- DELIVERED
- DENIED
- DEPARTED
- DEPLETED
- DEPORTED
- DEPRESSED
- DESCENDED
- DESIRED
- DETERIORATED
- DEVELOPED
- DEVIATED
- DEVOURED
- DIGRESSED
- DIMINISHED
- DISAGREED
- DISCHARGED
- DISCUSSED
- DISEMBARKED
- DISSIPATED
- DISTRIBUTED
- DISTURBED
- DIVIDED
- DIVULGED
- DONATED
- DRIVEN
- DROOPED
- DROWNED
- DRUGGED
- DUPLICATED
- DWINDLED
- EARNED
- EBBED
- ELAPSED
- ELICITED
- ELOPED
- EMERGED
- EMULATED
- ENACTED
- ENCIRCLED
- ENCLOSED
- ENCOUNTERED
- ENCOURAGED
- ENDORSED
- ENDURED
- ENGULFED
- ENHANCED
- ENJOYED
- ENLARGED
- ENTERED
- ENTERTAINED
- EPITOMIZED
- ERRED
- ESCALATED
- ESCAPED
- ESCORTED
- EXAMINED
- EXCAVATED
- EXCEEDED
- EXCHANGED
- EXHAUSTED
- EXPERIENCED
- EXPIRED
- EXPLODED
- EXPLORED
- EXTENDED
- FAILED
- FASTED
- FAVORED
- FETCHED
- FILTERED
- FITTED
- FLATTERED
- FLEED
- FLICKERED
- FLIPPED
- FLOUNDERED
- FLOURISHED
- FORBORE
- FORESHADOWED
- FORGOT
- FORGOTTEN
- FORSAKEN
- FREQUENTED
- FRITTERED
- FUNCTIONED
- GLIDED
- GOSSIPED
- GOTTEN
- GROVELED
- GROVELLED
- GYRATED
- HARBINGERED
- HARMONIZED
- HIDDEN
- HIGHTAILED
- HURRIED
- IMITATED
- IMMERSED
- IMPELLED
- IMPERSONATED
- IMPROVED
- INCREASED
- INDULGED
- INFESTED
- INQUIRED
- INSPECTED
- INSULTED
- INTERCEDED
- INTERROGATED
- INTRODUCED
- INTRUDED
- INVEIGHED
- INVESTIGATED
- JABBERED
- JAGGED
- KOWTOWED
- LABORED
- LANGUISHED
- LAPSED
- LAUNCHED
- LEARNT
- LESSENED
- LIGHTENED
- LIQUEFIED
- LUGGED
- LURKED
- MAINTAINED
- MANEUVERED
- MANIPULATED
- MEDIATED
- MENTIONED
- MERGED
- MIMICKED
- MIRRORED
- MISBEHAVED
- MISCALCULATED
- MISUSED
- MOCKED
- MOLTEN
- MOSEYED
- NEARED
- NEWT
- OBTAINED
- OCCASIONED
- OCCURRED
- OFFLOADED
- OPPOSED
- OSCILLATED
- OUTRANKED
- OVERDID
- OVERDONE
- OVERESTIMATED
- OVERLAPPED
- OVERRAN
- OVERTURNED
- OVERWHELMED
- PALPITATED
- PAMPERED
- PARAPHRASED
- PARTICIPATED
- PARTITIONED
- PENETRATED
- PERISHED
- PERMEATED
- PERMITTED
- PERSEVERED
- PERSISTED
- PERUSED
- PIERCED
- PIGGYBACKED
- PIONEERED
- PIROUETTED
- PLODDED
- PLUMMETED
- PLUNGED
- PONDERED
- PRECEDED
- PREEXISTED
- PREFACED
- PREFERRED
- PREPARED
- PRESAGED
- PRETENDED
- PREVAILED
- PROCEEDED
- PRODUCED
- PROGRESSED
- PROPELLED
- PROSPERED
- PROVED
- PROVEN
- PULSATED
- PURSUED
- PUSHED
- PUTREFIED
- QUESTIONED
- RAMBLED
- RAMPAGED
- RANON
- RANSACKED
- RANTED
- RATIFIED
- RAVAGED
- REALIZED
- REAPPEARED
- REASSESSED
- REBOUNDED
- REBUFFED
- REBUKED
- RECALLED
- RECAPITULATED
- RECAPPED
- RECEIVED
- RECOILED
- RECONSIDERED
- RECOUNTED
- RECTIFIED
- RECURRED
- REDDENED
- REDUCED
- REEVALUATED
- REEXAMINED
- REFORMED
- REGRESSED
- REHASHED
- REHEARSED
- REITERATED
- RELOCATED
- REMAINED
- REMOVED
- RENEGED
- RENEWED
- REPAIRED
- REPEATED
- REPHRASED
- REPRIMANDED
- REPUDIATED
- RESISTED
- RESPECTED
- RESTATED
- RESUMED
- RETHOUGHT
- RETIRED
- RETRACED
- RETRACTED
- RETREATED
- RETRIEVED
- RETURNED
- REVEALED
- REVERSED
- REVISED
- REVISITED
- REVOLVED
- REWORDED
- REWRITTEN
- REWROTE
- RIFLED
- RISKED
- ROAMED
- ROTATED
- ROTED
- SAGGED
- SCANNED
- SCRAMMED
- SCRUTINIZED
- SCUFFLED
- SENDED
- SENT
- SEPARATED
- SETTLED
- SHARED
- SHIPWRECKED
- SHOVED
- SIMULATED
- SINNED
- SLAPPED
- SLIGHTED
- SLINKED
- SLOPED
- SLUMPED
- SNUBBED
- SOCIALIZED
- SOLD
- SOLVED
- SOUGHT
- SOURED
- SPED
- SPIRITED
- SPOILED
- SPOKE
- SPOKEN
- SPREADED
- SPREED
- SQUANDERED
- STABBED
- STOLEN
- STOOPED
- STRETCHED
- STRIVED
- STRIVEN
- STRODE
- STRUGGLED
- SUBMERGED
- SUBMERSED
- SUBMITTED
- SUBSTITUTED
- SUCCUMBED
- SUFFERED
- SUFFOCATED
- SUITED
- SUMMARIZED
- SUPPORTED
- SURPASSED
- SURROUNDED
- SURVIVED
- SUSTAINED
- SWAM
- SWITCHED
- TERMINATED
- THRIVED
- THRIVEN
- THRUSTED
- TIRED
- TOLERATED
- TOPPLED
- TRANSCENDED
- TRANSFERRED
- TRANSPORTED
- TRANSPOSED
- TRAVERSED
- TRESPASSED
- TROTTED
- TWISTED
- UNDERWENT
- USHERED
- UTTERED
- VACATED
- VAMOOSED
- VANISHED
- VARIED
- VENTILATED
- VOLUNTEERED
- WANDERED
- WEAKENED
- WENDED
- WHACKED
- WHIRLED
- WITHDRAWN
- WITHSTOOD
- WOBBLED
- WORSENED
- WRECKED
- WROUGHT
- ZIGZAGGED