home
noun.
where you live at a particular time
deliver the package to my home|he doesn't have a home to go to|your place or mine?
Synonym: place
noun.
housing that someone is living in
he built a modest dwelling near the pond|they raise money to provide homes for the homeless
noun.
the country or state or city where you live
Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home|his home is New Jersey
noun.
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
he ruled that the runner failed to touch home
noun.
the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
Synonym: base
noun.
place where something began and flourished
the United States is the home of basketball
noun.
an environment offering affection and security
home is where the heart is|he grew up in a good Christian home|there's no place like home
noun.
a social unit living together
he moved his family to Virginia|It was a good Christian household|I waited until the whole house was asleep|the teacher asked how many people made up his home|the family refused to accept his will
noun.
an institution where people are cared for
a home for the elderly
verb.
provide with, or send to, a home
verb.
return home accurately from a long distance
homing pigeons
adj.
used of your own ground
a home game
adj.
relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are
my home town
adv.
at or to or in the direction of one's home or family
He stays home on weekends|after the game the children brought friends home for supper|I'll be home tomorrow|came riding home in style|I hope you will come home for Christmas|I'll take her home|don't forget to write home
adv.
on or to the point aimed at
the arrow struck home
adv.
to the fullest extent; to the heart
drove the nail home|drove his point home|his comments hit home
adj.
inside the country
the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior|the nation's internal politics
Antonym: away