| Main Entry: | stamping ground |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | usual place of activity |
Synonyms: |
backyard, customary territory, favorite gathering place, habitat, hangout, haunt, native environment, neck of the woods, purlieu, stomping ground, turf |
| Main Entry: | club |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | social organization |
Synonyms: |
affiliation, alliance, association, bunch, circle, clique, company, crew, faction, gang, guild, hangout, league, lodge, meeting, mob, order, outfit, ring, set, society, sodality, stamping ground, union |
| Main Entry: | habitat/habitation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place where someone resides |
Synonyms: |
abode, accommodations, address, apartment, berth, biosphere, cave, co-op, commorancy, condo, condominium, den, digs, domicile, dwelling, element, environment, fireside, flat, haunt*, haven, hearth, hole*, home, home plate, homestead, house, housing, locale, locality, lodging, neck of the woods, nest, nook, occupancy, occupation, pad, place, quarters, range, residence, residency, roof*, roost, seat*, settlement, site, stamping ground, stomping ground, surroundings, terrain, territory, turf |
| Main Entry: | home |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | birthplace, environment |
Synonyms: |
abode, camping ground, country, element, family, farm, fireside, habitat, habitation, haunt, haven, hearth, hills, home ground, homeland, homestead, hometown, household, land, locality, neck of the woods, neighborhood, range, roof, site, soil, stamping ground, stomping ground, territory |
| Notes: | hone means to sharpen, while home (in) means to seek out a target; you can hone a skill but you home in on something a house is the building or structure in which one lives; home is the place one lives with the pleasant connotations or family ties included |
| Main Entry: | habitat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | residence |
Synonyms: |
abode, accommodations, address, apartment, berth, biosphere, cave, commorancy, condo, condominium, crib, den, digs, domicile, dwelling, element, environment, fireside, flat, habitation, haunt, haven, hearth, hole, home, home plate, homestead, house, housing, locale, locality, lodging, nest, nook, occupancy, occupation, pad, place, quarters, range, residency, roof, roost, seat, settlement, site, stamping ground, stomping ground, surroundings, terrain, territory, turf |
Antonyms: |
unnatural surroundings |
| Main Entry: | hang-out |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | social place |
Synonyms: |
bar, den, dive, haunt, hole, home, honky-tonk, joint, purlieu, rendezvous, resort, stamping ground, stomping ground, watering hole |
| Main Entry: | power base |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | home base |
Synonyms: |
backing, constituency, home turf, niche, stamping ground, support, territory, turf, vantage |
| Main Entry: | neck of the woods |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a particular area |
Synonyms: |
backyard, locality, neighborhood, region, stamping ground, vicinage, vicinity |