A building or shelter where one lives

• ?

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• residence

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• place

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• lodging

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• home

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• habitation

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• dwelling

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• domicile

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• abode

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A group of usually related people living together as a unit

• ménage

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• household

  1. A domestic unit consisting of the members of a family who live together along with nonrelatives such as servants.
  2. The living spaces and possessions belonging to such a unit.
  3. A person or group of people occupying a single dwelling:

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• family

  1. A fundamental social group in society typically consisting of one or two parents and their children.
  2. The children of one of these groups:
  3. A group of persons related by descent or marriage:

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A commercial organization

• outfit

  1. A set of tools or equipment for a specialized purpose:
  2. A set of clothing, often with accessories:
  3. An association of persons, especially a military unit or a business organization.

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• firm

  1. Resistant to externally applied pressure.
  2. Marked by or indicating the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue:
  3. Securely fixed in place:

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• establishment

  1. The act of establishing.
  2. The condition or fact of being established.
  3. An arranged order or system, especially a legal code.

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• enterprise

  1. An undertaking, especially one of some scope, complication, and risk.
  2. A business organization.
  3. Industrious, systematic activity, especially when directed toward profit:

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• corporation

  1. An entity such as a business, municipality, or organization, that involves more than one person but that has met the legal requirements to operate as a single person, so that it may enter into contracts and engage in transactions under its own identity.
  2. Such a body created for purposes of government.
  3. A group of people combined into or acting as one body.

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• concern

  1. To have to do with or relate to:
  2. To be of interest or importance to:
  3. To engage the attention of; involve:

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• company

  1. A group of persons:
  2. One's companions or associates:
  3. A guest or guests:

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• business

  1. The activity of buying and selling commodities, products, or services:
  2. The amount or volume of this activity:
  3. The variety of this activity in which a person is engaged:

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A group of people sharing common ancestry

• tribe

  1. A unit of sociopolitical organization consisting of a number of families, clans, or other groups who share a common ancestry and culture and among whom leadership is typically neither formalized nor permanent.
  2. Any of the three divisions of the ancient Romans, namely, the Latin, Sabine, and Etruscan.
  3. Any of the 12 divisions of ancient Israel.

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• stock

  1. A supply accumulated for future use; a store.
  2. The total merchandise kept on hand by a merchant, commercial establishment, warehouse, or manufacturer.
  3. All the animals kept or raised on a farm; livestock.

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• lineage

  1. Direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry.
  2. Derivation.
  3. The descendants of a common ancestor considered to be the founder of the line.

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• kindred

  1. A group of related persons, as a clan or tribe.
  2. A person's relatives; kinfolk.
  3. Of the same ancestry or family:

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• family

  1. A fundamental social group in society typically consisting of one or two parents and their children.
  2. The children of one of these groups:
  3. A group of persons related by descent or marriage:

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• clan

  1. A traditional social unit in the Scottish Highlands, consisting of a number of families claiming a common ancestor and following the same hereditary chieftain.
  2. A division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor.
  3. A large group of relatives, friends, or associates.

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To provide with often temporary lodging

• room

  1. A space that is or may be occupied:
  2. An area separated by walls or partitions from other similar parts of the structure or building in which it is located:
  3. The people present in such an area:

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• quarter

  1. One of four equal parts.
  2. A coin equal to one fourth of the dollar of the United States and Canada.
  3. One fourth of an hour; 15 minutes.

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• put up

  1. Planned or prearranged secretly:

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• lodge

  1. A cottage or cabin, often rustic, used as a temporary abode or shelter:
  2. A small house on the grounds of an estate or a park, used by a caretaker or gatekeeper.
  3. An inn.

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• harbor

  1. A sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide anchorage for ships.
  2. A place of shelter; a refuge.
  3. To give shelter to:

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• domicile

  1. A residence; a home.
  2. One's legal residence.
  3. To establish (oneself or another person) in a residence.

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• bunk

  1. A narrow bed built like a shelf into or against a wall.
  2. A bunk bed.
  3. A place for sleeping.

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• board

  1. A long flat slab of sawed lumber; a plank.
  2. A blackboard.
  3. A bulletin board.

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• billet

  1. Lodging for troops.
  2. A written order directing that such lodging be provided.
  3. A position of employment; a job.

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• bestow

  1. To present as a gift or an honor; confer:
  2. To apply; use:
  3. To place or stow:

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• berth

  1. Sufficient space for a vessel to maneuver; sea room:
  2. A space for a vessel to dock or anchor:
  3. Employment on a vessel:

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• bed

  1. A piece of furniture for reclining and sleeping, typically consisting of a flat, rectangular frame and a mattress resting on springs.
  2. A bedstead.
  3. A mattress.

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• accommodate

  1. To have enough space for:
  2. To provide lodging for:
  3. To take into consideration or make adjustments for; allow for:

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To have as one's domicile, usually for an extended period

• reside

  1. To live in a place permanently or for an extended period.
  2. To be inherently present; exist:
  3. To be vested, as a power or right:

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• live

  1. To be alive; exist.
  2. To continue to be alive:
  3. To support oneself; subsist:

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• dwell

  1. To live as a resident; reside.
  2. To exist in a given place or state:
  3. To fasten one's attention on something, especially moodily or persistently:

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• domicile

  1. A residence; a home.
  2. One's legal residence.
  3. To establish (oneself or another person) in a residence.

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• abide

  1. To put up with; tolerate:
  2. To wait patiently for:
  3. To remain in a place:

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To give refuge to

• shelter

  1. Something, especially a structure, that provides cover or protection, as from the weather:
  2. An establishment that provides temporary housing for homeless people.
  3. An establishment that cares for unwanted or stray animals and tries to find owners for them.

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• haven

  1. A harbor or anchorage; a port.
  2. A place of refuge or rest; a sanctuary.
  3. To put into or provide with a haven.

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• harbor

  1. A sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide anchorage for ships.
  2. A place of shelter; a refuge.
  3. To give shelter to:

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A habitation

• residence

  1. The place in which one lives; a dwelling.
  2. The act or a period of residing in a place.
  3. A medical residency.

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• apartment house

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• dwelling

  1. A place to live in; an abode.

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• home

  1. A place where one lives; a residence.
  2. The physical structure within which one lives, such as a house or apartment.
  3. A dwelling place together with the family or social unit that occupies it; a household.

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A large business establishment

• stock-company

  1. A company or corporation whose capital is divided into shares.
  2. A permanent company that performs a repertoire of plays, usually at a single theater.

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• partnership

  1. The state of being a partner.
  2. A business entity in which two or more co-owners contribute resources, share in profits and losses, and are individually liable for the entity's actions.
  3. The persons participating in such a business entity.

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• corporation

  1. An entity such as a business, municipality, or organization, that involves more than one person but that has met the legal requirements to operate as a single person, so that it may enter into contracts and engage in transactions under its own identity.
  2. Such a body created for purposes of government.
  3. A group of people combined into or acting as one body.

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A family

• ancestry

  1. Ancestral descent or lineage.
  2. Ancestors considered as a group.

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• family tradition

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• line

  1. A geometric figure formed by a point moving along a fixed direction and the reverse direction.
  2. A thin continuous mark, as that made by a pen, pencil, or brush applied to a surface.
  3. A similar mark cut or scratched into a surface.

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A legislative body

• parliament

  1. A representative body having supreme legislative powers within a state or multinational organization.
  2. The national legislature of the United Kingdom, made up of the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

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• council

  1. An assembly of persons called together for consultation, deliberation, or discussion.
  2. A body of people elected or appointed to serve as administrators, legislators, or advisers.
  3. An assembly of church officials and theologians convened for regulating matters of doctrine and discipline.

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• congress

  1. A formal assembly of representatives, as of various nations, to discuss problems.
  2. The national legislative body of a nation, especially a republic.
  3. The national legislative body of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

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