Elopement: alternatives and connections

A prefix in many words of Latin origin. It signifies from, away , separating, or departure, as in abduct, abstract, abscond. See A-(6).

housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"

a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes"

To contract to any one for a marriage; to engage or promise in order to marriage; to affiance; -- used esp. of a woman.

Conducted with secrecy; withdrawn from public notice, usually for an evil purpose; kept secret; hidden; private; underhand; as, a clan…

a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage); "it was a brief and intense courts…

a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage); "it was a brief and intense courts…

The act or art of writing in secret characters; also, secret characters, or cipher.

Departure, especially departure from this life; death.

To translate from secret characters or ciphers into intelligible terms; as, to decipher a letter written in secret characters.

A going away; departure; hence, death.

To send away; to give leave of departure; to cause or permit to go; to put away.

To make public; to several or communicate to the public; to tell (a secret) so that it may become generally known; to disclose; -- sai…

housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"

The money, goods, or estate, which a woman brings to her husband in marriage; a bride's portion on her marriage. See Note under Dower.

housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"

A casting out; a dispossession; an expulsion; ejection; as, the ejectment of tenants from their homes.

The practice or employment of spies; the practice of watching the words and conduct of others, to make discoveries, as spies or secret…