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/hˈoʊm/

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Adjective
used of your own ground; "a home game"
Adjective
relating to or being where one lives or where one''s roots are; "my home town"
Adjective Satellite
inside the country; "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"; "the nation''s internal politics"
Adverb
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"
Adverb
on or to the point aimed at; "the arrow struck home"
Adverb
to the fullest extent; to the heart; "drove the nail home"; "drove his point home"; "his comments hit 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?"
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
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"
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"
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