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farm|stead|ing — «FAHRM STEHD ihng», noun. Especially British. a farmstead … Useful english dictionary
stead — bed·stead; door·stead; home·stead·er; in·stead; mar·ket·stead; noon·stead; on·stead; plum·stead; ran·stead; road·stead; room·stead; stead·fast·ly; stead·fast·ness; stead·i·ly; stead·i·ment; stead·i·ness; stead·ing; stead·ite; stead; thing·stead;… … English syllables
stead|y-go|ing — «STEHD ee GOH ihng», adjective. steady in action, habits, or purpose … Useful english dictionary
be|stead — be|stead1 «bih STEHD», transitive verb, stead|ed, stead|ed or stead, stead|ing. Archaic. to be of help to; assist. SYNONYM(S): serve, avail … Useful english dictionary
un|stead|y — «uhn STEHD ee», adjective. stead|i|er, stead|i|est, verb, stead|ied, stead|y| … Useful english dictionary
steading — stead·ing … English syllables
steading — stead•ing [[t]ˈstɛd ɪŋ[/t]] n. Chiefly Scot. scot. a farm, esp. its buildings • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME (north and Scots); see stead, ing I … From formal English to slang
bestead — I be•stead [[t]bɪˈstɛd[/t]] v. t. stead•ed, stead•ed stead, stead•ing. archaic to help; assist • Etymology: 1575–85; be +stead II be•stead [[t]bɪˈstɛd[/t]] adj. archaic placed; situated • Etymology: 1300–50; ME bisted, bistad=bi be +sted, stad… … From formal English to slang
homestead — home•stead [[t]ˈhoʊm stɛd, stɪd[/t]] n. v. stead•ed, stead•ing. n. 1) gov law a dwelling with its land and buildings occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt 2) gov any dwelling with its land… … From formal English to slang
farm offices — Steading Stead ing (st[e^]d [i^]ng), n. The barns, stables, cattle yards, etc., of a farm; called also {onstead}, {farmstead}, {farm offices}, or {farmery}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
