a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.
the place in which one's domestic affections are centered.
an institution for the homeless, sick, etc.: a nursing home.
the dwelling place or retreat of an animal.
the place or region where something is native or most common.
any place of residence or refuge: a heavenly home.
a person's native place or own country.
(in games) the destination or goal.
a principal base of operations or activities: The new stadium will be the home of the local football team.
Baseball. home plate.
Lacrosse. one of three attack positions nearest the opposing goal.
adjective
of, relating to, or connected with one's home or country; domestic: home products.
principal or main: the corporation's home office.
reaching the mark aimed at: a home thrust.
Sports. played in a ball park, arena, or the like, that is or is assumed to be the center of operations of a team: The pitcher didn't lose a single home game all season.Compare away (def. 11).
adverb
to, toward, or at home: to go home.
deep; to the heart: The truth of the accusation struck home.
to the mark or point aimed at: He drove the point home.
Nautical.
into the position desired; perfectly or to the greatest possible extent: sails sheeted home.
in the proper, stowed position: The anchor is home.
toward its vessel: to bring the anchor home.
verb (used without object),homed,hom·ing.
to go or return home.
to navigate toward a point by means of coordinates other than those given by altitudes.
to have a home where specified; reside.
verb (used with object),homed,hom·ing.
to bring or send home.
to provide with a home.
to direct, especially under control of an automatic aiming device, toward an airport, target, etc.
Verb Phrases
home in on,
(of guided missiles, aircraft, etc.) to proceed, especially under control of an automatic aiming mechanism, toward a specified target, as a plane, missile, or location: The bomb homed in on the bridge.
to direct one’s attention or energies toward: The committee quickly homed in on the relevant details.
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Idioms for home
at home,
in one's own house or place of residence.
in one's own town or country.
prepared or willing to receive social visits: Tell him I'm not at home. We are always at home to her.
in a situation familiar to one; at ease: She has a way of making everyone feel at home.
well-informed; proficient: to be at home in the classics.
played in one's hometown or on one's own grounds: The Yankees played two games at home and one away.
bring home to, to make evident to; clarify or emphasize for: The irrevocability of her decision was brought home to her.
home and dry, BritishInformal. having safely achieved one's goal.
home free,
assured of finishing, accomplishing, succeeding, etc.: If we can finish more than half the work today, we'll be home free.
certain to be successfully finished, accomplished, secured, etc.: With most of the voters supporting it, the new law is home free.
write home about, to comment especially on; remark on: The town was nothing to write home about. His cooking is really something to write home about.
Origin of home
First recorded before 900; Middle English hom, Old English hām (noun and adverb); cognate with Dutch heim, Old Norse heimr, Danish hjem, Swedish hem, German Heim “home,” Gothic haims “village”; akin to haunt
SYNONYMS FOR home
1 abode, dwelling, habitation; domicile.
2 hearth, fireside.
3 asylum.
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synonym study for home
1. See house.
OTHER WORDS FROM home
min·i·home,noun
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH home
home , house (see synonym study at house)
Words nearby home
Homans' sign, homatropine, homaxial, hombre, homburg, home, home aid, home-alone, home automation, home banking, home base
She was greeted by dozens of onlookers on the street outside the home.
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British Dictionary definitions for home (1 of 2)
home
/ (həʊm) /
noun
the place or a place where one liveshave you no home to go to?
a house or other dwelling
a family or other group living in a house or other place
a person's country, city, etc, esp viewed as a birthplace, a residence during one's early years, or a place dear to one
the environment or habitat of a person or animal
the place where something is invented, founded, or developedthe US is the home of baseball
a building or organization set up to care for orphans, the aged, etc
an informal name for a mental home
sportone's own groundthe match is at home
the objective towards which a player strives in certain sports
an area where a player is safe from attack
lacrosse
one of two positions of play nearest the opponents' goal
a player assigned to such a positioninside home
baseball another name for home plate
NZinformal, obsoleteBritain, esp England
a home from homea place other than one's own home where one can be at ease
at home
in one's own home or country
at ease, as if at one's own home
giving an informal party at one's own home
Britishsuch a party
at home in, at home onorat home withfamiliar or conversant with
home and dryBritishinformaldefinitely safe or successfulwe will not be home and dry until the votes have been counted Austral. and NZ equivalent: home and hosed
near homeconcerning one deeply
adjective(usually prenominal)
of, relating to, or involving one's home, country, etc; domestic
(of an activity) done in one's househome taping
effective or deadlya home thrust
sportrelating to one's own grounda home game
UScentral; principalthe company's home office
adverb
to or at homeI'll be home tomorrow
to or on the point
to the fullest extenthammer the nail home
(of nautical gear) into or in the best or proper positionthe boom is home
bring home to
to make clear to
to place the blame on
come homenautical(of an anchor) to fail to hold
come home toto become absolutely clear to
nothing to write home aboutinformalto be of no particular interestthe film was nothing to write home about
verb
(intr)(of birds and other animals) to return home accurately from a distance
(often foll by on or onto) to direct or be directed onto a point or target, esp by automatic navigational aids
to send or go home
to furnish with or have a home
(intr; often foll by in or in on)to be directed towards a goal, target, etc
Derived forms of home
homelike, adjective
Word Origin for home
Old English hām; related to Old Norse heimr, Gothic haims, Old High German heim, Dutch heem, Greek kōmi village