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/hoʊm/

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What does home mean?

noun

  1. One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family.
  2. The place (residence, settlement, country, etc.), where a person was born or raised; a childhood or parental home; the home of one’s parents or guardian.
  3. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.
More meanings (31)

noun

  1. A house that has been made homelike, to suit the comfort of those who live there.
  2. A place of refuge, rest or care; an asylum.
  3. The grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul.
  4. Anything that serves the functions of a home, as comfort, safety, sense of belonging, etc.
  5. One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt.
  6. The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat.
  7. The ultimate point aimed at in a progress; the goal.
  8. Home plate.
  9. The place of a player in front of an opponent’s goal; also, the player.
  10. The landing page of a website; the site's homepage.
  11. (informal) The chord at which a melody starts and to which it can resolve.
  12. Clipping of home directory.
  13. A key that when pressed causes the cursor to go to the first character of the current line, or in a web browser to the top of the web page.

verb

  1. To return to its owner.

adjective

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to one’s dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign.
  2. Relating to the home team (the team at whose venue a game is played).
  3. (archaic) That strikes home; direct, pointed.
  4. (obsolete) Personal, intimate.

adverb

  1. To one's place of residence or one's customary or official location.
  2. To one's place of birth.
  3. To the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length.
  4. To the home page.
  5. At or in one's place of residence or one's customary or official location; at home.
  6. To a full and intimate degree; to the heart of the matter; fully, directly.
  7. into the goal
  8. into the right, proper or stowed position

proper noun

  1. A habitational surname from Old English.
  2. An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Marshall County, Kansas.
  3. An unincorporated community in Rayne Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
  4. A census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington.
  5. An unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia.
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Alice was just beginning to think to herself, “Now, what am I to do with this creature when I get it home?”
Lewis CarrollAlice's Adventures in WonderlandProject Gutenberg ebook #11
These are the seven entrances to the home under the ground, for which Hook has been searching in vain these many moons.
J. M. (James Matthew) BarriePeter Pan : $b [Peter and Wendy]Project Gutenberg ebook #16
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When she got home that evening she went straight to her father’s room and told him that she was engaged to Shabata.
Willa CatherO Pioneers!Project Gutenberg ebook #24
A large bough of mistletoe had been brought from the woods that day, and suspended in the hall of the bachelor’s home.
Thomas HardyFar from the Madding CrowdProject Gutenberg ebook #27
Before Mr. Dimmesdale reached home, his inner man gave him other evidences of a revolution in the sphere of thought and feeling.
Nathaniel HawthorneThe Scarlet LetterProject Gutenberg ebook #33