| Stead 1. (n.) Place, or spot, in general. 2. (n.) Place or room which another had, has, or might have. 3. (n.) A frame on which a bed is laid; a bedstead. 4. (n.) A farmhouse and offices. 5. (v. t.) To help; to support; to benefit; to assist. 6. (v. t.) To fill place of. Thesaurus Entries abet, abode, aid, area, assist, bearings, bench mark, district, do for, emplacement, help out, hole, latitude and longitude, lieu, locale, locality, location, locus, pinpoint, place, placement, point, position, region, site, situation, situs, spot, whereabout, whereabouts |