home
家,家里,家园,家中
Related Words
Definitions
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- : 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.
- : 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.
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- : 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.
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- : 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.
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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.
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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.
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- : home in on, 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.
Phrases
- home free
- home in on
- home run
- home truth
- at home
- bring home
- bring home the bacon
- chickens come home to roost
- close to home
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
She was greeted by dozens of onlookers on the street outside the home.
Moreno on Wednesday night told the Washington Blade that he is at his home and safe.
We’re able to build the script in our own home by ourselves.
Streaming watch parties have outlasted states’ shelter-at-home orders.
Harris did best in vote-rich New Castle County, winning 37 percent of the vote there, and ran strongest near Newark, home to the University of Delaware.
That officer fretting about his “stance,” we learn, is plagued by PTSD that cripples him both on the job and at home.
So, Islamized teaching sends girls back home for marriage and housework, and remains exclusively for boys.
Meanwhile, almost exactly 30 years after the trial, the judge left his home to board a steamboat and was never heard from again.
The FBI raided his home in 2000 with an affidavit questioning his use of $200,000 from his white supremacist fundraising.
Scalise spoke briefly, adding little of substance, saying that the people back home know him best.
It was with a feeling of relief on both sides that the arrival of Mr. Haggard, of the Home Office, was announced.
In the entrance hall of the Savoy, where large and lonely porters were dozing, he learnt that she was at home.
I've never had time to write home about it, for I felt that it required a dissertation in itself to do it justice.
Now and then the boy who had bought Squinty, and who was taking him home, would look around at his pet in the slatted box.
"I suppose the man Alessandro has something he calls a home," said the Senora, regaining herself a little.