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lodge
To come to rest or be placed and remain firmly fixed
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  1. To come to rest or be placed and remain firmly fixed
  2. To live (with another or in another's home) as a paying guest
  3. To rent a room to.
home
(Computing) A key that when pressed causes the cursor to go to the first character of the current line, or on the Internet to the top of the web page.
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  1. (Computing) A key that when pressed causes the cursor to go to the first character of the current line, or on the Internet to the top of the web page.
  2. A place thought of as home
  3. (--- Baseball) Home plate.
dwelling
A habitation; a place or house in which a person lives; abode; domicile.
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  1. A habitation; a place or house in which a person lives; abode; domicile.
  2. A place to live in; residence; house; abode
residence
The time during which a person resides in a place
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  1. The time during which a person resides in a place
  2. A place of abode with some permanence; residence requires bodily presence and is distinct from domicile, which requires both bodily presence and intent to make it one’s home. A person may have many places of residence, but only one domicile; a house or apartment; the place where a corporation does business, or is registered to do business. See also domicile. A place of abode with some permanence; residence requires bodily presence and is distinct from domicile, which requires both bodily presence and intent to make it one’s home. A person may have many places of residence, but only one domicile; a house or apartment; the place where a corporation does business, or is registered to do business. See also domicile.
  3. The official home or location of a corporation.
corporation
A group of people, as the mayor and aldermen of an incorporated town, legally authorized to act as an individual
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  1. A group of people, as the mayor and aldermen of an incorporated town, legally authorized to act as an individual
  2. Any of the political and economic bodies forming a corporative state, each being composed of the employers and employees in a certain industry, profession, etc.
  3. An entity, usually a business, created by a legislative act or by individuals who have agreed upon and filed articles of incorporation with the state government. Ownership in the corporation is typically represented by shares of stock. Furthermore, a corporation is legally recognized as an artificial person whose existence is separate and distinct from that of its shareholders who are not personally responsible for the corporation’s acts and debts. As an artificial person, a corporation has the power to acquire, own, and convey property, to sue and be sued, and such other powers of a natural person that the law may confer upon it. Abbreviated corp. See charter, corporate, and seal. An entity, usually a business, created by a legislative act or by individuals who have agreed upon and filed articles of incorporation with the state government. Ownership in the corporation is typically represented by shares of stock. Furthermore, a corporation is legally recognized as an artificial person whose existence is separate and distinct from that of its shareholders who are not personally responsible for the corporation’s acts and debts. As an artificial person, a corporation has the power to acquire, own, and convey property, to sue and be sued, and such other powers of a natural person that the law may confer upon it. Abbreviated corp. See charter, corporate, and seal.
partnership
A voluntary joining of two or more persons to jointly carry on and profit from a single business. A partnership is presumed to exist if the persons have agreed to proportionally share the losses and profits from that enterprise. A voluntary joining of two or more persons to jointly carry on and profit from a single business. A partnership is presumed to exist if the persons have agreed to proportionally share the losses and profits from that enterprise.
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  1. A voluntary joining of two or more persons to jointly carry on and profit from a single business. A partnership is presumed to exist if the persons have agreed to proportionally share the losses and profits from that enterprise. A voluntary joining of two or more persons to jointly carry on and profit from a single business. A partnership is presumed to exist if the persons have agreed to proportionally share the losses and profits from that enterprise.
  2. The state of being a partner; participation
  3. The persons participating in such a business entity.
stock-company
A commercial theatrical company that presents a repertoire of plays, usually at one theater
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  1. A commercial theatrical company that presents a repertoire of plays, usually at one theater
  2. A permanent company that performs a repertoire of plays, usually at a single theater.
  3. A company or corporation whose capital is divided into shares.
line
An official or prescribed policy:
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  1. An official or prescribed policy:
  2. A border or boundary:
  3. (--- Football) A line of scrimmage.
ancestry
Ancestors considered as a group.
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  1. Ancestors considered as a group.
  2. Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.
  3. A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent.
congress
The two-year session of this legislature between elections of the House of Representatives.
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  1. The two-year session of this legislature between elections of the House of Representatives.
  2. A session of this legislature
  3. A formal assembly, conference, or meeting of delegates or representatives. A formal assembly, conference, or meeting of delegates or representatives. To meet at a congress. The legislature of various countries.
council
An assembly of church officials to discuss points of doctrine, etc.
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  1. An assembly of church officials to discuss points of doctrine, etc.
  2. An assembly of persons called together for consultation, deliberation, or discussion.
  3. The discussion or deliberation in a council
parliament
The national legislative body of Great Britain, composed of the House of Commons and the House of Lords
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  1. The national legislative body of Great Britain, composed of the House of Commons and the House of Lords
  2. A representative body having supreme legislative powers within a state or multinational organization.
  3. An official or formal conference or council, usually concerned with government or public affairs
abode
(Formal) A residence, dwelling or habitation. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]
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  1. (Formal) A residence, dwelling or habitation. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]
  2. 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 8, The Celebrity:
  3. A dwelling place; a home.
domicile
(Law) One's fixed place of dwelling, where one intends to reside more or less permanently
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  1. (Law) One's fixed place of dwelling, where one intends to reside more or less permanently
  2. A residence; a home.
  3. A customary dwelling place; home; residence
dwelling
A habitation; a place or house in which a person lives; abode; domicile.
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  1. A habitation; a place or house in which a person lives; abode; domicile.
  2. A place to live in; an abode.
habitation
The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.
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  1. The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.
  2. A residence.
  3. A place in which to live; dwelling; home
home
The place where something is or has been originated, developed, etc.
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  1. The place where something is or has been originated, developed, etc.
  2. A place where one lives; a residence.
  3. A place thought of as home
lodging
A place to live:
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  1. A place to live:
  2. A room or rooms rented in a private home
  3. A place to live in, esp. temporarily; quarters
place
The part of space occupied by a person or thing
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  1. The part of space occupied by a person or thing
  2. The customary, proper, or natural position, time, or character
  3. The proper or customary position or order:
residence
The place in which one lives; a dwelling.
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  1. The place in which one lives; a dwelling.
  2. The fact or status of living or staying in a place while working, going to school, carrying out official duties, etc., esp. long enough to qualify for certain rights, privileges, etc.
  3. The place in which a person or thing resides; dwelling place; abode; esp., a house
family
A group of persons related by descent or marriage:
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  1. A group of persons related by descent or marriage:
  2. People in the same line of descent; lineage:
  3. A group of individuals derived from a common stock:
household
A person or group of people occupying a single dwelling:
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  1. A person or group of people occupying a single dwelling:
  2. The person or persons who live in one house, apartment, etc.; variously, one person or a group, esp. a family
  3. A domestic unit consisting of the members of a family who live together along with nonrelatives such as servants.
business
Serious work or endeavor:
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  1. Serious work or endeavor:
  2. The variety of this activity in which a person is engaged:
  3. A commercial enterprise or establishment:
company
A group of individuals, such as an association, corporation, partnership, or union, associated for the purpose of carrying out, maintaining, or performing a commercial or industrial enterprise. A group of individuals, such as an association, corporation, partnership, or union, associated for the purpose of carrying out, maintaining, or performing a commercial or industrial enterprise.
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  1. A group of individuals, such as an association, corporation, partnership, or union, associated for the purpose of carrying out, maintaining, or performing a commercial or industrial enterprise. A group of individuals, such as an association, corporation, partnership, or union, associated for the purpose of carrying out, maintaining, or performing a commercial or industrial enterprise.
  2. A business enterprise; a firm.
  3. A group of persons:
concern
Worry; anxiety
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  1. Worry; anxiety
  2. A matter of interest or importance to one; that which relates to or affects one; affair; matter; business
  3. A business establishment; company; firm
corporation
A group of people combined into or acting as one body.
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  1. A group of people combined into or acting as one body.
  2. Any of the political and economic bodies forming a corporative state, each being composed of the employers and employees in a certain industry, profession, etc.
  3. An entity, usually a business, created by a legislative act or by individuals who have agreed upon and filed articles of incorporation with the state government. Ownership in the corporation is typically represented by shares of stock. Furthermore, a corporation is legally recognized as an artificial person whose existence is separate and distinct from that of its shareholders who are not personally responsible for the corporation’s acts and debts. As an artificial person, a corporation has the power to acquire, own, and convey property, to sue and be sued, and such other powers of a natural person that the law may confer upon it. Abbreviated corp. See charter, corporate, and seal. An entity, usually a business, created by a legislative act or by individuals who have agreed upon and filed articles of incorporation with the state government. Ownership in the corporation is typically represented by shares of stock. Furthermore, a corporation is legally recognized as an artificial person whose existence is separate and distinct from that of its shareholders who are not personally responsible for the corporation’s acts and debts. As an artificial person, a corporation has the power to acquire, own, and convey property, to sue and be sued, and such other powers of a natural person that the law may confer upon it. Abbreviated corp. See charter, corporate, and seal.
enterprise
An undertaking; project
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  1. An undertaking; project
  2. Industrious, systematic activity, especially when directed toward profit:
  3. A business venture or company
establishment
A group of people holding most of the power and influence in a government or society. Often used with the.
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  1. A group of people holding most of the power and influence in a government or society. Often used with the.
  2. That which is established; as a form of government, a permanent organization, business or force, or the place where one is permanently fixed for residence.
  3. The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.
firm
A business enterprise.
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  1. A business enterprise.
  2. The name or designation under which a company transacts business.
  3. (Popularly) Any business company, whether or not unincorporated
outfit
(Informal) A business or firm.
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  1. (Informal) A business or firm.
  2. Any cohesive group of people; a unit; such as a military company.
  3. (Informal) An association of persons, especially a military unit or a business organization.
clan
A large group of relatives, friends, or associates.
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  1. A large group of relatives, friends, or associates.
  2. An early form of social group, as in the Scottish Highlands, composed of several families claiming descent from a common ancestor, bearing the same family name, and following the same chieftain
  3. (Informal) family
family
A group of persons related by descent or marriage:
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  1. A group of persons related by descent or marriage:
  2. People in the same line of descent; lineage:
  3. A group of individuals derived from a common stock:
kindred
A person's relatives; kinfolk.
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  1. A person's relatives; kinfolk.
  2. A group of related persons, as a clan or tribe.
  3. Family or relatives; kin; kinfolk
lineage
The descendants of a common ancestor considered to be the founder of the line.
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  1. The descendants of a common ancestor considered to be the founder of the line.
  2. The overview or totality of the marriage and blood relationships within a family, including the ancestors and descendants of a particular individual. The overview or totality of the marriage and blood relationships within a family, including the ancestors and descendants of a particular individual.
  3. Ancestry; family; stock
stock
A group of related families of languages.
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  1. A group of related families of languages.
  2. Any of a number of plants of the crucifer family, as evening stock (Mathiola bicornis), or Virginian stock (Malcomia maritima)
  3. The original progenitor of a family line.
tribe
(Informal) A family, esp. a large one
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  1. (Informal) A family, esp. a large one
  2. (Informal) A large family.
  3. (Biology) A taxonomic category ranking below a family or subfamily and above a genus and usually containing several genera.
accommodate
To adapt oneself; become adjusted:
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  1. To adapt oneself; become adjusted:
  2. To have enough space for:
  3. To provide lodging for:
bed
To put or send to bed.
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  1. To put or send to bed.
  2. To furnish with a bed or sleeping quarters:
  3. To plant or arrange in a bed of earth
berth
To assign a berth (bunk or position) to
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  1. To assign a berth (bunk or position) to
  2. To come into or occupy a berth
  3. To bring (a ship or vehicle) into its berth
bestow
To apply; use:
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  1. To apply; use:
  2. To store or house.
  3. To apply; devote
billet
To assign to lodging by billet
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  1. To assign to lodging by billet
  2. To serve a billet on
  3. To serve (a person) with a written order to provide lodging for soldiers.
board
To house (a person) where board is supplied
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  1. To house (a person) where board is supplied
  2. To cover or close with boards:
  3. To receive meals, or room and meals, regularly for pay
bunk
To go to bed:
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  1. To go to bed:
  2. (Informal) To use a makeshift sleeping place
  3. To stay the night; sleep:
domicile
To reside; dwell.
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  1. To reside; dwell.
  2. To provide with often temporary lodging.
  3. To establish (oneself or another person) in a residence.
harbor
To give shelter to:
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  1. To give shelter to:
  2. To entertain or nourish (a specified thought or feeling):
  3. To provide a place, home, or habitat for:
quarter
To cover (an area) by passing back and forth over it in many directions like hounds in hunting; search intensively
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  1. To cover (an area) by passing back and forth over it in many directions like hounds in hunting; search intensively
  2. To defile (the body of a person put to death) by dismembering it or cutting it into quarters
  3. To traverse (an area of ground) laterally back and forth while slowly advancing forward.
room
(Nautical) Off from the wind.
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  1. (Nautical) Off from the wind.
  2. To occupy living quarters; have lodgings; lodge
  3. To occupy a room; lodge.
abide
To continue in existence; endure:
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  1. To continue in existence; endure:
  2. To stand fast; remain; go on being
  3. To dwell, remain, reside, or stay.
domicile
To provide with often temporary lodging.
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  1. To provide with often temporary lodging.
  2. To establish (oneself or another person) in a residence.
  3. To reside; dwell.
dwell
To speak or write at length; expatiate:
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  1. To speak or write at length; expatiate:
  2. To fasten one's attention on something, especially moodily or persistently:
  3. To live as a resident; reside.
live
To remain in human memory:
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  1. To remain in human memory:
  2. To go through; experience:
  3. To pursue a positive, satisfying existence; enjoy life:
reside
To live in a place permanently or for an extended period.
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  1. To live in a place permanently or for an extended period.
  2. (Computers) To be located or stored:
  3. To dwell for a long time; have one's residence; live (in or at)
harbor
To entertain or nourish (a specified thought or feeling):
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  1. To entertain or nourish (a specified thought or feeling):
  2. To give shelter to:
  3. To provide a place, home, or habitat for:
haven
To put into or provide with a haven.
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  1. To put into or provide with a haven.
  2. To provide a haven for
shelter
To invest (income) to protect it from taxation.
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  1. To invest (income) to protect it from taxation.
  2. To provide cover or protection for:
  3. To provide shelter or refuge for; protect
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  • Come to the house with me.

  • Living in that house and using the pool would be like a summer vacation, not a job.

  • Such a house my father built after the Civil War, and when he married my mother they went to live in it.

  • A house without children is not a home.

  • In that small house, there were few secrets.

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