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Shanty :: Shanty (n.) A small, mean dwelling; a rough, slight building for temporary use; a hut..

Earth :: Earth (n.) The globe or planet which we inhabit; the world, in distinction from the sun, moon, or stars. Also, this world as the dwelling place of mortals, in distinction from the dwelling place of spirits..

Town :: Town (adv. & prep.) Formerly: (a) An inclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor. [Obs.] (b) The whole of the land which constituted the domain. [Obs.] (c) A collection of houses inclosed by fences or walls.

Messuage :: Messuage (n.) A dwelling house, with the adjacent buildings and curtilage, and the adjoining lands appropriated to the use of the household..

Midden :: Midden (n.) An accumulation of refuse about a dwelling place; especially, an accumulation of shells or of cinders, bones, and other refuse on the supposed site of the dwelling places of prehistoric tribes, -- as on the shores of the Baltic Sea and in many other places. See Kitchen middens..

Mansionry :: Mansionry (n.) The state of dwelling or residing; occupancy as a dwelling place.

Cortile :: Cortile (n.) An open internal courtyard inclosed by the walls of a large dwelling house or other large and stately building.

Tenement :: Tenement (n.) Fig.: Dwelling; abode; habitation.

Home :: Home (a.) Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.

Cart :: Cart (n.) A common name for various kinds of vehicles, as a Scythian dwelling on wheels, or a chariot..

Habitance :: Habitance (n.) Dwelling; abode; residence.

Home :: Home (n.) One's own dwelling place; the house in which one lives; esp., the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one's family; also, one's birthplace..

Castle-guard :: Castle-guard (n.) A tax or imposition an a dwelling within a certain distance of a castle, for the purpose of maintaining watch and ward in it; castle-ward..

Peristyle :: Peristyle (n.) A range of columns with their entablature, etc.; specifically, a complete system of columns, whether on all sides of a court, or surrounding a building, such as the cella of a temple. Used in the former sense, it gives name to the larger and inner court of a Roman dwelling, the peristyle. See Colonnade..

Moving :: Moving (n.) The act of changing place or posture; esp., the act of changing one's dwelling place or place of business..

Hatchment :: Hatchment (n.) A sort of panel, upon which the arms of a deceased person are temporarily displayed, -- usually on the walls of his dwelling. It is lozenge-shaped or square, but is hung cornerwise. It is used in England as a means of giving public notification of the death of the deceased, his or her rank, whether married, widower, widow, etc. Called also achievement..

Country Seat :: Country seat () A dwelling in the country, used as a place of retirement from the city..

Infirmarian :: Infirmarian (n.) A person dwelling in, or having charge of, an infirmary, esp. in a monastic institution..

Fixture :: Fixture (n.) That which is fixed or attached to something as a permanent appendage; as, the fixtures of a pump; the fixtures of a farm or of a dwelling, that is, the articles which a tenant may not take away..

Remove :: Remove (n.) The transfer of one's business, or of one's domestic belongings, from one location or dwelling house to another; -- in the United States usually called a move..

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