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The definition of home
35 Definitions of: home
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- noun, the place or a place where one lives
- noun, a house or other dwelling
- noun, a family or other group living in a house or other place
- noun, a person's country, city, etc, esp viewed as a birthplace, a residence during one's early years, or a place dear to one
- noun, the environment or habitat of a person or animal
- noun, the place where something is invented, founded, or developed
- noun, a) a building or organization set up to care for orphans, the aged, etc b)an informal name for a mental home
- noun, sport one's own ground
- noun, a) the objective towards which a player strives in certain sports b) an area where a player is safe from attack
- noun, lacrosse a) one of two positions of play nearest the opponents' goal b) a player assigned to such a position
- noun, baseball. another name for home plate
- noun, Britain, esp England
- noun, a home from home a place other than one's own home where one can be at ease
- noun, at home a) in one's own home or country b) at ease, as if at one's own home c) giving an informal party at one's own home d) such a party
- noun, at home in, on, or with familiar or conversant with
- noun, home and dry definitely safe or successful. Austral. and NZ equivalent: home and hosed
- noun, near home concerning one deeply
- adjective, of, relating to, or involving one's home, country, etc; domestic
- adjective, (of an activity) done in one's house
- adjective, effective or deadly
- adjective, sport relating to one's own ground
- adjective, central; principal
- adverb, to or at home
- adverb, to or on the point
- adverb, to the fullest extent
- adverb, (of nautical gear) into or in the best or proper position
- adverb, bring home to a) to make clear to b) to place the blame on
- adverb, come home nautical (of an anchor) to fail to hold
- adverb, come home to to become absolutely clear to
- adverb, nothing to write home about to be of no particular interest
- verb, (of birds and other animals) to return home accurately from a distance
- verb, to direct or be directed onto a point or target, esp by automatic navigational aids
- verb, to send or go home
- verb, to furnish with or have a home
- verb, to be directed towards a goal, target, etc
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| Synonyms: | environment, local, element, house, dwelling, residence, abode, habitation, pad (slang), domicile | And more... |
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of home