Abode vs. Dwelling — What's the Difference?

A past tense and a past participle of abide.

In law, a dwelling (also residence, abode) is a self-contained unit of accommodation used by one or more households as a home - such as a house, apartment, mobile home, houseboat, vehicle, or other "substantial" structure. The concept of a dwelling has significance in relation to search and seizure, conveyancing of real property, burglary, trespass, and land-use planning.

A dwelling place; a home.

A house, flat, or other place of residence

The act of abiding; a sojourn.

A place to live in; an abode.

(obsolete) Act of waiting; delay.

A house or place in which a person lives; a habitation, a home.

Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.

Present participle of dwell

(formal) A residence, dwelling or habitation.

Habitation; place or house in which a person lives; abode; domicile.

(obsolete) An omen; a foretelling.

Housing that someone is living in;

Abide

To bode; to foreshow; to presage.

To be ominous.

Act of waiting; delay.

Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.

Place of continuance, or where one dwells; abiding place; residence; a dwelling; a habitation.

An omen.

To bode; to foreshow.

To be ominous.

Any address at which you dwell more than temporarily;

Housing that someone is living in;