1. [n]  housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
2. [n]  the address where a person lives; "it is his legal place of residence"

ABODE is a 5 letter word that starts with A.

1. \A*bode"\,
   pret. of {Abide}.
   

2. \A*bode"\, n. [OE. abad, abood, fr. abiden to abide. See
   {Abide}. For the change of vowel, cf. abode, imp. of abide.]
   1. Act of waiting; delay. [Obs.] --Shak.
            And with her fled away without abode. --Spenser.
   2. Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.
            He waxeth at your abode here.         --Fielding.
   3. Place of continuance, or where one dwells; abiding place;
      residence; a dwelling; a habitation.
            Come, let me lead you to our poor abode.
                                                  --Wordsworth.
   

3. \A*bode"\, n. [See {Bode}, v. t.]
   An omen. [Obs.]
         High-thundering Juno's husband stirs my spirit with
         true abodes.                             --Chapman.
   

4. \A*bode"\, v. t.
   To bode; to foreshow. [Obs.] --Shak.
   

5. \A*bode"\, v. i.
   To be ominous. [Obs.] --Dryden.