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The definition of home

35 Definitions of: home

    1. noun, the place or a place where one lives
    2. noun, a house or other dwelling
    3. noun, a family or other group living in a house or other place
    4. 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
    5. noun, the environment or habitat of a person or animal
    6. noun, the place where something is invented, founded, or developed
    7. noun, a) a building or organization set up to care for orphans, the aged, etc b)an informal name for a mental home
    8. noun, sport one's own ground
    9. noun, a) the objective towards which a player strives in certain sports b) an area where a player is safe from attack
    10. noun, lacrosse a) one of two positions of play nearest the opponents' goal b) a player assigned to such a position
    11. noun, baseball. another name for home plate
    12. noun, Britain, esp England
    13. noun, a home from home a place other than one's own home where one can be at ease
    14. 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
    15. noun, at home in, on, or with familiar or conversant with
    16. noun, home and dry definitely safe or successful. Austral. and NZ equivalent: home and hosed
    17. noun, near home concerning one deeply
    18. adjective, of, relating to, or involving one's home, country, etc; domestic
    19. adjective, (of an activity) done in one's house
    20. adjective, effective or deadly
    21. adjective, sport relating to one's own ground
    22. adjective, central; principal
    23. adverb, to or at home
    24. adverb, to or on the point
    25. adverb, to the fullest extent
    26. adverb, (of nautical gear) into or in the best or proper position
    27. adverb, bring home to a) to make clear to b) to place the blame on
    28. adverb, come home nautical (of an anchor) to fail to hold
    29. adverb, come home to to become absolutely clear to
    30. adverb, nothing to write home about to be of no particular interest
    31. verb, (of birds and other animals) to return home accurately from a distance
    32. verb, to direct or be directed onto a point or target, esp by automatic navigational aids
    33. verb, to send or go home
    34. verb, to furnish with or have a home
    35. verb, to be directed towards a goal, target, etc
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