Definitions for abodeəˈboʊd
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a•bodeəˈboʊd(n.)
a place in which a person resides; residence; dwelling; home.
an extended stay in a place; sojourn.
Origin of abode:
1200–50; ME abood a waiting, delay, stay; akin to abide
a•bodeəˈboʊd(v.)
Ref: a pt. and past part. of abide .
Princeton's WordNet
residence, abode(noun)
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
"a person can have several residences"
dwelling, home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house(noun)
housing that someone is living in
"he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
Webster Dictionary
Abode(u)
of Abide
Abode(u)
pret. of Abide
Abode(noun)
act of waiting; delay
Abode(noun)
stay or continuance in a place; sojourn
Abode(noun)
place of continuance, or where one dwells; abiding place; residence; a dwelling; a habitation
Abode(verb)
an omen
Abode(verb)
to bode; to foreshow
Abode(verb)
to be ominous
The Roycroft Dictionary
abode
1. A place where one cleans one's teeth and occasionally sleeps. 2. A long counter with a gutter and a rail at the bottom over which one is served with any liquid in a glass. 3. Dwelling, fireside (obsolete in this sense). 4. A grave.
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