n. Function: noun
1 the act of inhabiting or the state of being inhabited FF1C; places suitable for habitation FF1E;
Synonyms: inhabitancy, inhabitation, occupancy, occupation, residence, settlement
Related Words: colonization, domiciliation, peopling; sojourning
2 the place where one lives FF1C; habitations unfit for human occupancy FF1E;
Synonyms: abode, commorancy, domicile, dwelling, home, house, residence, residency
Related Words: apartment, flat, tenement; housing, lodging, lodgment, quarters; haunt, haven, homeplace, homestead, place, seat; ||digs, nest, nook, ||pad, ||roost; astre, fireside, hearth, hearthside, hearthstone, roof, rooftree
Idioms: roof over one's head, where one hangs one's hat