单词	homestead
释义	homestead1 nounhomestead2 verb homesteadhome‧stead1 /ˈhəʊmsted, -stəd $ ˈhoʊm-/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINhomestead1 Origin: Old English hamstede ‘home-place’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He lived on the homestead only a short time, then went back east. In such a state, Greeley said in his influential editorials, a 160-acre homestead could produce an ample living. Salmon patties sat casually in their Pyrex homestead, just challenging you not to wolf them down as accompaniment. The homestead was half-hidden in an encirclement of trees. The typical settlement pattern for segmentary societies is one of settled agricultural homesteads or villages. When he left the homestead he rode his pony to Coopers-town. With its scenery and solitude, the Humm-Baby looks more like a homestead in Wyoming or Montana. With the homesteads and the animals passing him downriver, it all seemed a dream. Thesaurus THESAURUS► farm an area of land, used for growing crops or keeping animals: · a 300-hectare farm· a dairy farm· a sheep farm ► ranch a very large farm in the western US, Canada, or South America where sheep, cattle, or horses are bred: · a cattle ranch in Wyoming ► smallholding British English a piece of land used for farming, that is smaller than an ordinary farm: · a smallholding used for organic farming ► plantation a large area of land in a hot country, where crops such as tea, cotton, and sugar are grown: · a rubber plantation· a tea plantation ► homestead a piece of land for farming that was given to people in the past by the US and Canadian governments: · He still farms on the family homestead, a hundred years after his grandfather received it. ► spread American English informal an area of land used for farming or ranching: · They have a pretty big spread just south of the Canadian border. ► market garden an area of land, often with greenhouses on it, used for growing vegetables and fruit: · He runs his own market garden, and sells his produce to the big supermarkets. ► orchard an area of land with trees, used for growing fruit: · an apple orchard· cherry orchards ► allotment British English a small area of land of land, especially in a town or city, which you can use for growing your own vegetables.The land is usually owned by the local council, who charge a very low rent: · We grew the tomatoes on our allotment. ► agriculture the practice of farming: · More than 75% of the land is used for agriculture. ► arable adjective relating to growing crops: · a lack of arable land WORD SETS► Agriculture agrarian, adjectiveagribusiness, nounagro-, prefixagro-industry, nounanimal husbandry, nounanimal rights, nounartificial insemination, nounbale, nounbale, verbbarn, nounbarnyard, nounbattery, nounbiotechnology, nounbreadbasket, nounbreed, verbbreeding, nounbroiler, nounbroiler chicken, nounBSE, nounbuckaroo, nounbull, nounbutcher, verbbyre, nouncapon, nouncattleman, nouncattle market, nouncattle prod, nounchaff, nounchicken, nounchicken run, nouncollective farm, nouncoop, nounco-op, nouncorral, nouncorral, verbcowboy, nouncowgirl, nouncowhand, nouncowpoke, nouncreamery, nouncroft, nouncrofter, nouncrofting, nouncultivate, verbcultivation, noundairy, noundairy cattle, noundairy farm, noundairymaid, noundairyman, nounDDT, noundip, verbdip, noundirt farmer, noundrover, noundry-stone wall, noundude ranch, nounDutch barn, nounextensive agriculture, factory farming, nounfallow, adjectivefarm, nounfarm, verbfarmer, nounfarmhand, nounfarmhouse, nounfarming, nounfarmland, nounfarmstead, nounfarmyard, nounfeedstock, nounfield, nounfishery, nounfish farm, nounfish meal, nounflail, verbflail, nounfleece, nounfodder, nounfold, nounfoot and mouth disease, nounforage, nounfowl, nounfree-range, adjectivefungicide, noungamekeeper, noungeld, verbgenetically modified, adjectivegentleman farmer, nounGM, adjectivegoatherd, noungraft, noungraft, verbgranary, noungreenhouse, noungreen revolution, nounGreen Revolution, nounhacienda, nounharrow, nounhatchery, nounhayloft, nounhaymaking, nounhaystack, nounheifer, nounhen house, nounherbicide, nounherd, nounherd, verbherdsman, nounhigh-yield, adjectivehired hand, nounhomestead, nounhomestead, verbhopper, nounhorticulture, nounhusbandry, nounhutch, nouninsecticide, nounintensive agriculture, irrigate, verbJersey, nounkibbutz, nounlamb, verbland agent, nounlasso, nounlasso, verblift, verblitter, nounlivestock, nounlonghorn, nounmad cow disease, nounmanure, nounmeat, nounmerino, nounmilk, nounmilk churn, nounmilking machine, nounmilking parlour, nounmilkmaid, nounmixed farming, nounmower, nounmuck, nounmuckheap, nounnursery, nounoast house, nounorangery, nounorchard, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic farming, paddock, nounpaddy, nounpasturage, nounpasture, nounpasture, verbpastureland, nounpen, nounperpendicular, adjectivepest, nounpesticide, nounpiggery, nounpigpen, nounpigsty, nounpigswill, nounpitchfork, nounplantation, nounplanter, nounplough, nounplough, verbploughboy, nounploughman, nounploughshare, nounpoultry, nounproducer, nounpullet, nounPYO, raise, verbranch, nounrancher, nounranching, nounrange, nounranger, nounrear, verbrick, nounrubber, nounrun, nounrustle, verbscarecrow, nounscythe, nounsharecropper, nounshare-cropper, nounshear, verbshearer, nounsheep-dip, nounsheepdog, nounsheep-pen, nounshepherd, nounshepherdess, nounsickle, nounsilage, nounsilo, nounslaughter, verbslaughterhouse, nounsmallholding, nounsow, verbsow, nounsprayer, nounstable, nounstable, verbstable boy, nounstall, nounstation, nounsteer, nounstock, nounstockbreeder, nounstockman, nounstockyard, nounstubble, nounsty, nounswill, nounswine, nounswineherd, nountenant farmer, nounterrace, nounthresh, verbthreshing machine, nountractor, nountrough, nountruck farm, nountrue, adverbudder, nounvillein, nounvineyard, nounweedkiller, nounweevil, nounwheat, nounwheatgerm, nounwheatmeal, nounwinnow, verbwool, nounwrangler, nounyoke, nounyoke, verb Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► old · The old homestead where I built my cabin is visible over there to the north.· They are part of the trade-off that the new owners make when they decide to move from the old homestead. 1a farm and the area of land around it2American English a piece of land, usually for farming, given to people in the past by the US government homestead1 nounhomestead2 verb homesteadhomestead2 verb [intransitive, transitive] American English Verb Table VERB TABLE homestead Simple Form Present I, you, we, they homestead he, she, it homesteads Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they homesteaded Present perfect I, you, we, they have homesteaded he, she, it has homesteaded Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had homesteaded Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will homestead Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have homesteaded Continuous Form Present I am homesteading he, she, it is homesteading you, we, they are homesteading Past I, he, she, it was homesteading you, we, they were homesteading Present perfect I, you, we, they have been homesteading he, she, it has been homesteading Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been homesteading Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be homesteading Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been homesteading Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The McLeods homesteaded along the river in 1858. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS As part of Estate Action we will introduce a new pilot scheme to promote homesteading. word sets WORD SETS► Agriculture agrarian, adjectiveagribusiness, nounagro-, prefixagro-industry, nounanimal husbandry, nounanimal rights, nounartificial insemination, nounbale, nounbale, verbbarn, nounbarnyard, nounbattery, nounbiotechnology, nounbreadbasket, nounbreed, verbbreeding, nounbroiler, nounbroiler chicken, nounBSE, nounbuckaroo, nounbull, nounbutcher, verbbyre, nouncapon, nouncattleman, nouncattle market, nouncattle prod, nounchaff, nounchicken, nounchicken run, nouncollective farm, nouncoop, nounco-op, nouncorral, nouncorral, verbcowboy, nouncowgirl, nouncowhand, nouncowpoke, nouncreamery, nouncroft, nouncrofter, nouncrofting, nouncultivate, verbcultivation, noundairy, noundairy cattle, noundairy farm, noundairymaid, noundairyman, nounDDT, noundip, verbdip, noundirt farmer, noundrover, noundry-stone wall, noundude ranch, nounDutch barn, nounextensive agriculture, factory farming, nounfallow, adjectivefarm, nounfarm, verbfarmer, nounfarmhand, nounfarmhouse, nounfarming, nounfarmland, nounfarmstead, nounfarmyard, nounfeedstock, nounfield, nounfishery, nounfish farm, nounfish meal, nounflail, verbflail, nounfleece, nounfodder, nounfold, nounfoot and mouth disease, nounforage, nounfowl, nounfree-range, adjectivefungicide, noungamekeeper, noungeld, verbgenetically modified, adjectivegentleman farmer, nounGM, adjectivegoatherd, noungraft, noungraft, verbgranary, noungreenhouse, noungreen revolution, nounGreen Revolution, nounhacienda, nounharrow, nounhatchery, nounhayloft, nounhaymaking, nounhaystack, nounheifer, nounhen house, nounherbicide, nounherd, nounherd, verbherdsman, nounhigh-yield, adjectivehired hand, nounhomestead, nounhomestead, verbhopper, nounhorticulture, nounhusbandry, nounhutch, nouninsecticide, nounintensive agriculture, irrigate, verbJersey, nounkibbutz, nounlamb, verbland agent, nounlasso, nounlasso, verblift, verblitter, nounlivestock, nounlonghorn, nounmad cow disease, nounmanure, nounmeat, nounmerino, nounmilk, nounmilk churn, nounmilking machine, nounmilking parlour, nounmilkmaid, nounmixed farming, nounmower, nounmuck, nounmuckheap, nounnursery, nounoast house, nounorangery, nounorchard, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic farming, paddock, nounpaddy, nounpasturage, nounpasture, nounpasture, verbpastureland, nounpen, nounperpendicular, adjectivepest, nounpesticide, nounpiggery, nounpigpen, nounpigsty, nounpigswill, nounpitchfork, nounplantation, nounplanter, nounplough, nounplough, verbploughboy, nounploughman, nounploughshare, nounpoultry, nounproducer, nounpullet, nounPYO, raise, verbranch, nounrancher, nounranching, nounrange, nounranger, nounrear, verbrick, nounrubber, nounrun, nounrustle, verbscarecrow, nounscythe, nounsharecropper, nounshare-cropper, nounshear, verbshearer, nounsheep-dip, nounsheepdog, nounsheep-pen, nounshepherd, nounshepherdess, nounsickle, nounsilage, nounsilo, nounslaughter, verbslaughterhouse, nounsmallholding, nounsow, verbsow, nounsprayer, nounstable, nounstable, verbstable boy, nounstall, nounstation, nounsteer, nounstock, nounstockbreeder, nounstockman, nounstockyard, nounstubble, nounsty, nounswill, nounswine, nounswineherd, nountenant farmer, nounterrace, nounthresh, verbthreshing machine, nountractor, nountrough, nountruck farm, nountrue, adverbudder, nounvillein, nounvineyard, nounweedkiller, nounweevil, nounwheat, nounwheatgerm, nounwheatmeal, nounwinnow, verbwool, nounwrangler, nounyoke, nounyoke, verb to live and work on a homestead—homesteader noun [countable]
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