Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun homestead

3 senses of homestead

Sense 1
homestead -- (the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family)
       => land -- (the land on which real estate is located; "he built the house on land leased from the city")

Sense 2
homestead -- (land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law)
       => estate, land, landed estate, acres, demesne -- (extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island")

Sense 3
homestead -- (dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land)
       => dwelling, home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house -- (housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb homestead

1 sense of homestead

Sense 1
homestead -- (settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead)
       => settle -- (form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota")