Abode
WordNet
noun
(1) Housing that someone is living in
"He built a modest dwelling near the pond"
"They raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
(2) Any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
"A person can have several residences"
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
From abad, abood, from . See abide. For the change of vowel, compare abode, imp. of abide.
Noun
- Act of waiting; delay.
- And with her fled away without abode. - Edmund Spenser
- Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.
- He waxeth at your abode here. - Henry Fielding
- A residence, dwelling or habitation.
- Come, let me lead you to our poor abode. - William Wordsworth
Noun
- An omen.
- High-thundering Juno's husband stirs my spirit with true abodes. - George Chapman
Verb
- To bode; to foreshow; to presage.
- To be ominous.