farmhouse

noun

Definition of farmhousenext
as in homestead

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Recent Examples of farmhouse Stay at Covered Bridge House, a serene farmhouse built by the Eli Cox family, who constructed many of the county’s bridges. — Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 26 Aug. 2026 The property brings together a farmhouse and hay barn more than 500 years old with a newer addition, all furnished with pieces sourced from around the world. — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 25 Aug. 2026 Pick Robin’s egg blue and wheat brown in a country or farmhouse-style kitchen, then layer on cream details for a warm and cozy look. — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2026 Over time, Santa Cristina turned into a self-sufficient family estate with a nine-bedroom villa, a farmhouse, vegetable gardens, olive trees, an apiary, a private chapel, a swimming pool, boats, and even helicopter access. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for farmhouse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmhouse
  1. homestead
  2. manor
  3. plantation
  4. hacienda
  5. farmland
  6. farmyard
  7. farm
Noun
  • The opening images find Margot Fogle (Mackenzie Davis) floating in the outdoor pool of her new, rural homestead just outside Budapest.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The ballot proposal would raise Florida’s homestead exemption to $150,000 in 2027 and to $250,000 in 2028 — and could eventually eliminate non-school property taxes on homesteads.
    — Sherrilyn Cabrera, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of homestead
Noun
  • Last summer the hairstylist came across photographs of a stately Georgian manor in the Cotswolds, a two-hour drive west of London.
    — Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Evidently, Madonna was going industrial—the furthest possible cry from her lady-of-the-manor period in the early years of this century, when she was seen fetchingly clad in rustic tweeds.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of manor
Noun
  • Harriet Tubman, along with her brothers Ben and Henry, fled from the plantation in Maryland where they were enslaved.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • It was shot at what was once the largest operating plantation in Jamaica.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of plantation
Noun
  • Situated at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, Marilyn purchased the 1929 Spanish Colonial Revival-style hacienda for $75,000 in early 1962.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The hotel has 150 rooms and suites, all with plush furnishings and impressive, hacienda-style architecture.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026
Definition of hacienda
Noun
  • Annual cultivation — the plow, plant, harvest and repeat cycle — strains soil formation, which takes thousands of years and rapidly degrades the farmland.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The train winds up Michigan’s west coast, offering brief but sweeping views of Lake Michigan and bisecting lush, Midwestern farmland dotted with trees resplendent in their autumn wardrobes.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of farmland
Noun
  • Visitors can also hike through the salt marshes of Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge, stop for coffee and pastries at Dave's Coffee, or browse the eclectic shops and gardens at Fantastic Umbrella Factory, a former 19th-century farmyard turned open-air shopping village.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
  • The whisky has a layered and complex nose, almost quirky, with earthy/farmyard aromas and pancake syrup, followed by black pepper and espresso bitterness that add depth.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of farmyard
Noun
  • Bassist Randy Meisner was a Nebraska farm guy, raised in the shadow of prominent sandstone bluffs that guided dreamy Americans westward in the 19th century.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Across the region, homes, vehicles and farm tractors still lay partially buried in mud.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
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