1. (noun) the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family

• land

2. (noun) land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law

• acres
• demesne
• estate
• land
• landed estate

3. (noun) dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land

• abode
• domicile
• dwelling
• dwelling house
• habitation
• home

4. (verb) settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead

• settle

1. (verb) settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead

• homesteader
• nester
• squatter