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home in
home H0242600 (hōm)n.1. A place where one lives; a residence.2. The physical structure within which one lives, such as a house or apartment.3. A dwelling place together with the family or social unit that occupies it; a household.4. a. An environment offering security and happiness.b. A valued place regarded as a refuge or place of origin.5. The place, such as a country or town, where one was born or has lived for a long period.6. The native habitat, as of a plant or animal.7. The place where something is discovered, founded, developed, or promoted; a source.8. A headquarters; a home base.9. a. Baseball Home plate.b. Games Home base.10. An institution where people are cared for: a home for the elderly.11. Computers a. The starting position of the cursor on a text-based computer display, usually in the upper left corner of the screen.b. A starting position within a computer application, such as the beginning of a line, file, or screen or the top of a chart or list.adj.1. a. Of or relating to a home, especially to one's household or house: home cooking; home furnishings.b. Taking place in the home: home care for the elderly.2. Of, relating to, or being a place of origin or headquarters: the home office.3. Sports Relating to a team's sponsoring institution or to the place where it is franchised: a home game; the home field advantage.4. Of, relating to, or being the keys used as base positions for the fingers in touch-typing: The home row on a standard keyboard consists of the keys for A, S, D, F, J, K, L, ;, and '.adv.1. At, to, or toward the direction of home: going home for lunch.2. On or into the point at which something is directed: The arrow struck home.3. To the center or heart of something; deeply: Your comments really hit home.v. homed, hom·ing, homes v.intr. To go or return to one's residence or base of operations.v.tr.1. To guide (a missile or aircraft) to a target.2. Chiefly British a. To arrange to have (an animal) placed in a home.b. To take (an animal) into one's home.Phrasal Verb: home in1. To move or advance toward a target or goal: The missile homed in on the target.2. To focus the attention or make progress achieving an objective: The investigators were homing in on the truth.Idioms: at home1. Available to receive visitors: at home on Thursdays.2. Comfortable and relaxed; at ease: at home in diplomatic circles.3. Feeling an easy competence and familiarity: at home in French. home free Out of jeopardy; assured of success: We had our hardest exams first and were home free after that.
[Middle English, from Old English hām; see tkei- in Indo-European roots.]Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | home in - direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aidsrange in, zero intarget, direct, aim, place, point - intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself" |
Translationshome in
home in1. To move toward something. Mom immediately homed in on the one speck of dust I'd missed in the living room. I think I'm homing in on the perfect balance of ingredients, so I'm going to try the recipe a few more ways.2. To focus or concentrate on something. I'm not surprised Taylor bought a house—once she homes in on a goal, she accomplishes it.See also: homehome in (on someone or something)Fig. to aim directly at someone or something. She came into the room and homed in on the chocolate cake. She saw the cake and homed in.See also: homehome inv.1. To move or advance toward a target or goal: The missile first homed in, then hit its target. The investigators were homing in on the truth.2. To direct one's attention; focus: Our closing argument should home in on the evidence found.See also: homehome in
Related to home in: hone inSynonyms for home inverb direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aidsSynonymsRelated Words- target
- direct
- aim
- place
- point
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