English dictionary
home
/h/j//u/m/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
-
used of your own ground
ExamplesA home game.
Antonyms awaySource: WordNet 3.0
-
relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are
ExamplesMy home town.
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as <i>home</i> manufactures; <i>home</i> comforts.
Source: webster1913
noun
-
where you live at a particular time
ExamplesDeliver the package to my home.
He doesn't have a home to go to.
Synonyms placeSource: WordNet 3.0
-
housing that someone is living in
ExamplesThey raise money to provide homes for the homeless.
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
the country or state or city where you live
ExamplesCanadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home.
His home is New Jersey.
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
ExamplesHe ruled that the runner failed to touch home.
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
Synonyms baseSource: WordNet 3.0
-
place where something began and flourished
ExamplesThe United States is the home of basketball.
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
an environment offering affection and security
ExamplesHome is where the heart is.
He grew up in a good Christian home.
There's no place like home.
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
a social unit living together
ExamplesThe teacher asked how many people made up his home.
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
an institution where people are cared for
ExamplesA home for the elderly.
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
See <u>Homelyn</u>.
Source: webster1913
-
In various games, the ultimate point aimed at in a progress; goal
Source: webster1913
adverb
-
at or to or in the direction of one's home or family
ExamplesHe 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.
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
on or to the point aimed at
ExamplesThe arrow struck home.
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
to the fullest extent; to the heart
ExamplesDrove the nail home.
Drove his point home.
His comments hit home.
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
To one's home or country; as in the phrases, go <i>home</i>, come <i>home</i>, carry <i>home</i>.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
-
inside the country
ExamplesThe British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior.
Source: WordNet 3.0
verb
-
provide with, or send to, a home
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
return home accurately from a long distance
Source: WordNet 3.0