Definition of
home is the dictionary form of home's Definition of home
home has definitions from the fields of housing,baseball,games,sport
1
[ noun ] where you live at a particular time

Synonyms

place

Examples

"deliver the package to my home" "he doesn't have a home to go to" "your place or mine?"

2
[ noun ] (housing) housing that someone is living in

Synonyms

dwelling dwelling_house abode habitation domicile

Examples

"he built a modest dwelling near the pond" "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"

3
[ noun ] the country or state or city where you live

Examples

"Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home" "his home is New Jersey"

4
[ adverb ] at or to or in the direction of one's home or family

Examples

"He stays home on weekends" "I'll be home tomorrow" "came riding home in style" "I hope you will come home for Christmas" "I'll take her home" "don't forget to write home"

5
[ noun ] an environment offering affection and security

Examples

"home is where the heart is" "he grew up in a good Christian home" "there's no place like home"

6
[ noun ] (housing) an institution where people are cared for

Synonyms

rest_home nursing_home

Examples

"a home for the elderly"

7
[ noun ] the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end

Synonyms

base

8
[ noun ] (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

Synonyms

plate home_plate home_base

Examples

"he ruled that the runner failed to touch home"

9
[ adjective ] (sport) used of your own ground

Examples

"a home game"

10
[ noun ] place where something began and flourished

Examples

"the United States is the home of basketball"

11
[ adjective ] relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are

Examples

"my home town"

12
[ adverb ] on or to the point aimed at

Examples

"the arrow struck home"

13
[ noun ] (housing) a social unit living together

Synonyms

family house household menage

Examples

"he moved his family to Virginia" "It was a good Christian household" "I waited until the whole house was asleep" "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"

14
[ adverb ] to the fullest extent; to the heart

Examples

"drove the nail home" "drove his point home" "his comments hit home"

15
[ verb ] (housing) provide with, or send to, a home
16
[ adjective ] relating to or taking place in a home or house or household

Examples

"home cooking" "home furnishings" "home care for the elderly"

17
[ adjective ] having controlling authority; where important decisions are made

Examples

"home base" "home office"

18
[ adjective ] inside the country

Synonyms

national internal interior

Examples

"the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior" "the nation's internal politics"

19
[ verb ] return home accurately from a long distance, as of some birds

Examples

"homing pigeons"

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Rhymes with

holmes homes'

Phonetic and Homophones

HH OW1 M Z

Similar Spelling

Homes hommos hoummos home_ec Hoenig

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