vicarages

noun

plural of vicarage
as in rectories

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  1. dwellings
  2. residences
  3. quarters
  4. lodgings
  5. hermitages
  6. abodes
  7. habitations
  8. hearths
Noun
  • This area has been known for tuna fishing for thousands of years, with fisherman dwellings surviving along this stretch of coastline from the 1600s.
    — Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • However, there are some exceptions for multi-family dwellings and commercial use.
    — Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of dwellings
Noun
  • More news Endangered mountain lions are stalling a plan to build 400 residences on Woodland Hills golf course.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Within a mind-spinning eight months, Zori Timeless Hotel was born, cleverly converted from the old pension into four luxurious residences within the confines of strict planning regulations that forced them to use the existing space.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of residences
Noun
  • They’ve been largely proved right through eight quarters of preseason football.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Order volume in the synthesis and testing layer over the next few quarters will show whether this is a real shift or one striking result.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of quarters
Noun
  • Along the way, travelers will pass through many towns that offer sleeping accommodations, including guesthouses, lodgings, mountain huts, hotels, hostels, and campsites, according to Thru-Hiking, an online community for long-distance hikers.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The sprawling 865-acre Hacienda Tres Equis, in the family for three decades, grows world-class coffee and has plans to build lodgings for visitors.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 July 2026
Definition of lodgings
Noun
  • The relief was originally stolen in 2010 as part of a coordinated robbery of six hermitages, two churches, and the monastery in Navarre.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • On the moors, cliffs, and hills there are wind farms; oil terminals; small farms, some of which have been there for many centuries; ruined medieval churches and hermitages; and prehistoric settlements, tombs, and monuments.
    — Sarah Moss, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
Definition of hermitages
Noun
  • Best Hotels & Resorts The Promissory Hotel This boutique property is housed in a 1912 bank building with striking neoclassical design and 27 rooms, including loft-style abodes and two-bedroom suites.
    — Julekha Dash, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
  • His son, Guy, followed in his footsteps, creating sculptural abodes from Boca Raton to Vail over the past 35 years.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 2 June 2026
Definition of abodes
Noun
  • Wild elephants often stray into human habitations this time of year, when rice fields are ready for harvesting.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Such defensive settlements became the norm in areas vulnerable to slave-raiding, with individual houses and collective habitations undergoing significant transformations.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Definition of habitations
Noun
  • If hearths had been built in the cave, underlying bones would have shown evidence of charring — but not a single bone out of the 4,500 studied was burned.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • Food 250 years ago was cooked in hearths.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 28 June 2026
Definition of hearths
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