abode

  • 21Abode — Abide A*bide , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Abode}, formerly {Abid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abiding}.] [AS. [=a]b[=i]dan; pref. [=a] (cf. Goth. us , G. er , orig. meaning out) + b[=i]dan to bide. See {Bide}.] 1. To wait; to pause; to delay. [Obs.] Chaucer.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 22abode — n. (formal) to take up one s abode * * * [ə bəʊd] (formal) to take up one s abode …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 23abode — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Place of residence Nouns 1. (living place) abode, dwelling, residence, accommodations, domicile, address, habitation, berth, nest, seat, lodging[s], lodging place, roof over one s head, quarters,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 24abode — 1 noun (C) formal or humorous someone s home: Welcome to my humble abode. | of no fixed abode (=having no permanent home) 2 the past tense of abide …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25abode — One s home; habitation; place of dwelling; or residence. Ordinarily means domicile. Living place impermanent in character. Fowler v. Fowler, 156 Fla. 316, 22 So.2d 817, 818. The place where a person dwells. In re Erickson, 18 N.J.Misc. 5, 10 A.2d …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 26abode — One s home; habitation; place of dwelling; or residence. Ordinarily means domicile. Living place impermanent in character. Fowler v. Fowler, 156 Fla. 316, 22 So.2d 817, 818. The place where a person dwells. In re Erickson, 18 N.J.Misc. 5, 10 A.2d …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 27abode — noun /əˈbəʊd/ a) Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn. Vpon his Courser set the louely lode, / And with her fled away without abode. b) A residence, dwelling or habitation …

    Wiktionary

  • 28abode — a|bode [ ə boud ] noun count FORMAL the place where you live: RESIDENCE of no fixed abode BRITISH LEGAL without a permanent home …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 29abode — A board. A piece of lumber used to build a structure. Is that abode fence? …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 30abode — A board. A piece of lumber used to build a structure. Is that abode fence? …

    Dictionary of american slang