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   noun

   • 1. the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household: "I was nineteen when I left home and went to college" Similar place of residenceaccommodationpropertya roof over one's headquarterslodgingsroomsaddresslocationplaceinformal:paddigsformal:residencedomicileabodedwellingdwelling placehabitation
   • ▪ the family or social unit occupying a home: "he came from a good home and was well educated"
   • ▪ a house or an apartment considered as a commercial property: "low-cost homes for first-time buyers" Similar houseapartmentbungalowcottageterraced housesemidetached housedetached houseflatinformal:semi
   • ▪ a place where something flourishes, is most typically found, or from which it originates: "Piedmont is the home of Italy's finest red wines" Similar domainrealmplace of originsourcecradlefountfountainheadnatural habitatnatural environmentnatural territoryhabitathome groundstomping groundhaunt
   • ▪ a place where an object is kept. informal Similar natural habitatnatural environmentnatural territoryhabitathome groundstomping groundhaunt
   • 2. an institution for people needing professional care or supervision: "an old people's home" Similar institutionresidential homenursing homeold people's homeretirement homeconvalescent homerest homechildren's homehospiceshelterrefugeretreatasylumhostel
   • 3. (in sports) the goal or end point: "he was four fences from home"
   • ▪ the place where a player is free from attack.
   • ▪ (in lacrosse) each of the three players stationed nearest their opponents's goal.
   • ▪ short for home plate
   • ▪ a game played or won by a team on their own field or court.

   adjective

   • 1. relating to the place where one lives: "I don't have your home address"
   • ▪ made, done, or intended for use in the place where one lives: "traditional home cooking" Similar homemadehomegrownlocally producedfamilylocal
   • ▪ relating to one's own country and its domestic affairs: "Japanese competitors are selling cars for lower prices in the US than in their home market" Similar domesticinternallocalnationalinteriornativeOpposite foreigninternational
   • 2. (of a sports game) played at the team's own field or court: "their first home game of the season"
   • ▪ relating to or denoting a sports team that is playing at its own field or court: "the home team"
   • 3. denoting the administrative center of an organization: North American "the company has moved its home office"

   adverb

   • 1. to or at the place where one lives: "what time did he get home last night?"
   • ▪ to the end or conclusion of a race or something difficult: "the favorite romped home six lengths clear"
   • ▪ to or toward home plate.
   • ▪ to the intended or correct position: "he drove the bolt home noisily"

   verb

   • 1. (of an animal) return by instinct to its territory after leaving it: "a dozen geese homing to their summer nesting grounds"
   • ▪ (of a pigeon bred for long-distance racing) fly back to or arrive at its loft after being released at a distant point: "pigeons who do not home will win no prizes"
   • 2. move or be aimed toward (a target or destination) with great accuracy: "more than 100 missiles were launched, homing in on radar emissions"
   • ▪ focus attention on: "a teaching style that homes in on what is of central importance for each student"

   Word Origin Old Englishhām, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heem and German Heim.

   Derivatives

   • 1. homelike adjective

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   What is home noun?

   • Definition of home noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [countable, uncountable] the house or flat that you live in, especially with your family Old people prefer to stay in their own homes. His children were upset when he sold the family home. While travelling she missed the comforts of home. She leaves home at 7 every day.

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   What does home mean to you?

   • Home is where you live: your house, apartment, or condo. It's also the place we feel most comfortable, loved, and protected — where we most feel at home. Home is many things to many people. It's the place you live, and the places you love: people might feel at home in a bookstore, a park, or certain cities.

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   What is a house called?

   • 1. A building or shelter where one lives: abode, domicile, dwelling, habitation, house, lodging (often used in plural), place, residence. Chiefly British: dig (used in plural). 2. The natural environment of an animal or plant: habitat, haunt, stamping ground. 3. An institution that provides care and shelter: asylum, hospice, hospital, shelter. 1.

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   What is the difference between a house and a home?

   • While house can also refer to an empty building, home usually describes a building that is occupied. Real-life examples: Houses, apartments, and condominiums are buildings that are used for homes. Animals make their homes in water, trees, caves, grass, underground, and elsewhere.

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    Arizona is home to the Grand Canyon and the Petrified Forest. Beverly Hills is the home of the stars. where something first done; 7 [singular] the home of something the place where something was first discovered, made, or invented New Orleans, the home of jazz Greece, the home of democracy