steading

noun

Definition of steadingnext
as in homestead

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  1. homestead
  2. croft
  3. manor
  4. plantation
  5. smallholding
  6. farmhouse
  7. garden
  8. station
Noun
  • If property tax revenue drops, property owners without a homestead exemption could face tax increases to offset the losses.
    — Ted Scouten, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • For instance, Florida’s constitution limits annual increases in assessed homestead values to no more than 3%.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of homestead
Noun
  • That simple statement sums up not only the slender margin of survival in the crofts, but also the tectonic collision between waning subsistence living on the remote western islands and the explosion of excess and spending in 1990s mainland Scotland.
    — Paula Cooper, CBS News, 5 May 2026
  • Crossing to Scotland, Lerwick adds Shetland ponies and stone crofts, Kirkwall delivers Norse-meets-Scottish history and Skara Brae-era vibes, and Edinburgh’s skyline crowns it with castle views before the elegant glide up the Thames to Greenwich.
    — Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Definition of croft
Noun
  • The manor itself dates to the late 17th century and has been renovated by its current owners, who bought the property in 2019.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The drama turns on a young woman, victim of spike drinking at a lavish New Year’s Eve party in a remote manor.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of manor
Noun
  • The trees are the legacy of coconut plantations established more than a century ago.
    — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Among those rescued were a female orangutan known as Mama Man and her infant, Man, who had been monitored for months in a small forest patch surrounded by plantations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of plantation
Noun
  • The concise menu – which is chalked up each day on a blackboard – uses produce from the restaurant’s nearby smallholding.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Today, countless smallholdings here still tend to the crop, like Jackie Russell, who offers tours of her family’s farm, a 25-acre site producing the Sugarloaf.
    — Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025
Definition of smallholding
Noun
  • The farmhouse kitchen, meanwhile, is all white cabinetry and marble countertops, with a breakfast nook placed next to a bay window.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The new appendage lets humans using Beewise’s Beehome monitoring system remotely care for the colony without needing to go to a hive that might be up to 100 acres away from the farmhouse.
    — Rachel Sacks, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of farmhouse
Noun
  • Multiple uses John LoRusso, UConn master gardener coordinator for Windham County, said that leaves are a free precious resource for gardens and wildlife, offering nutrients for the soil and helping plants better cope through the winter months.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
  • There are several different cultivars to choose from, and the blue, white and pastel pink colors available are very versatile when combined with other garden plants.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of garden
Noun
  • There was organic buildup inside an ice chute at the mixology drink station.
    — NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • That device, of course, is a loop station, which allows Sheeran to record guitar parts, percussion and vocals in real time, then layer them together to create the sound of a much larger ensemble.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of station
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“Steading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steading. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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