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   /hōm/

   

   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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