abode
abode (ə bōd′)
noun
a place where one lives or stays; home; residence
Etymology: ME abad, abood < pp. of abiden, abide
abode (ə bōd′)
intransitive verb, transitive verb
n
v
Preposition: of
- god: Tourist concentrations created pollution even in the " abode of the gods " .
- peace: The Qur'an tells us that Allah calls or invites to the abode of peace.
- spirit: But the intention is clearly to retain the original sanctity of a mountain as the abode of an animistic spirit.
- life: The corpse grew cold, The fair abode of life.
- man: Johnson's description of the hermit's cell speaks of an abode of an active man with an unbound thirst for knowledge.
- fairy: There is a peculiar kind of beauty among these islands, which we might really believe to be the abode of fairies.
Converse of object
- fix: As you will see, the rest of his body has no fixed abode but its amazing what a transplant operation can do.
- have: We also have an abode of evil which is just a room painted red.
- enter: One final gate bars the deceased from entering the abode of the blessed dead.
- know: The story whisks you to the enchanting rural abode known as " Thale's Folly, " whose occupants are anything but fools.
- find: It's still not too late to find a decent abode should you manage to join us at Glamorgan in 2006 through Clearing.
- settle: I cannot quit the comforts of a settled abode to ramble over the fields wherever the flocks may require me to roam.
Preposition: on
- earth: That is, living beings did not find their abode on the earth and adapt.
Adjective modifier
- humble: We know how little there is to tempt anyone to our humble abode.
- habitual: State, he shall be deemed to be a resident of the Contracting State in which he has an habitual abode.
- fixed: DS No fixed abode - Hospital such be built in the city.
- heavenly: Here is a primitive description of the sun god sitting on his throne in his heavenly abode.
- eternal: Only in love with spirituality I await to be placed in my eternal abode, Which Allah has promised His servants.
- permanent: This is his certain, permanent abode, not the passing dream of life.
Modifies a noun
- acrobat: You will need Abode Acrobat to view these files.
Keep right on to the end of the road, Keep right on to the end. Tho'the way be long let your heart be strong, Keep right on round the bend. Tho' you're tired and weary Still journey on, till you come to your happy abode, Where all you love you've been dreaming of Will be there, at the end of the road.
'Eternity' is there, We say, as of a station. Meanwhile, he is so near, He joins me in my Rambleö Divides abode with meö No Friend have I that so persists As this Eternity.
Iam well awarethat Iam theumblest person going My mother is likewise a very umble person.We live in a numble abode.
Browse dictionary entries near abode
- aboard
- ABO system
- abo
- abnormity
- abnormally dangerous activity
- abnormality
- abnormal rate of return
- abnormal psychology
- abnormal
- Abner
- abolish
- abolition
- abolitionist
- abomasum
- abominable
- Abominable Snowman
- abominate
- abomination
- aboriginal
- aborigine
