WordCmp.com

dwelling vs homestead

homestead vs dwelling

dwelling and homestead both are nouns.

dwelling is not a verb while homestead is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dwelling Yes No No No
homestead Yes No Yes No
As nouns, homestead is a hyponym of dwelling; that is, homestead is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dwelling:
  • dwelling: housing that someone is living in
  • homestead: dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land
dwelling (noun) homestead (noun)
housing that someone is living in dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land
the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law
dwelling (verb) homestead (verb)
settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead
Difference between dwelling and homestead

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.