Definition of home
(Entry 1 of 6)
1a : one's place of residence : domicile has been away from home for two weeks a place to call home
b : house several homes for sale in the area
2 : the social unit formed by a family living together
trying to make a good home for her children comes from a broken home
3a : a familiar or usual setting : congenial environment also : the focus of one's domestic attention home is where the heart is
b : habitat the home of the kangaroo The island is home to many species of birds.
4a : a place of origin
salmon returning to their home to spawn also : one's own country having troubles at home and abroad
b : headquarters sense 2 home of the dance company
5 : an establishment providing residence and care for people with special needs
homes for the elderly
at home
1 : relaxed and comfortable : at ease
felt completely at home on the stage
2 : in harmony with the surroundings
3 : on familiar ground : knowledgeable teachers at home in their subject fields
home
adverbDefinition of home (Entry 2 of 6)
1 : to or at one's place of residence or home (see home entry 1 sense 1a)
told the dog to go home stayed home all day
2a : to a final, closed, or ultimate position
drive a nail home
b : to or at an ultimate objective (such as a goal or finish line)
fired the puck home
3 : to a vital sensitive core
the truth struck home
home free
: out of jeopardy : in a comfortable position with respect to some objective
home
adjectiveDefinition of home (Entry 3 of 6)
1 : of, relating to, or being a place of residence, place of origin, or base of operations
the company's home office
2 : prepared, done, or designed for use in a home (see home entry 1)
home remedies home cooking a home entertainment system
3 : operating or occurring in an area that is a headquarters or base of operations
the home team home games
home
verbhomed; homing
Definition of home (Entry 4 of 6)
1 : to go or return to one's place of residence or origin : to go or return home (see home entry 1)
let us home
2 of an animal : to return accurately to one's native area of place of birth or origin from a distance : to return home
The salmon will home to spawn.
3 : to move to or toward an objective by following a signal or landmark
—usually used with on or inmissiles homing in on a targetmariners … sought the dark spires of Oakland's redwoods to home on— J. W. Noble
4 : to proceed or direct attention toward an objective
science is homing in on the mysterious human process— Sam Glucksberg
: to send to or provide with a home
hidden pools and much wider creeks each of which homed its cranes— I. L. Idriess
Home
biographical name (1)Definition of Home (Entry 5 of 6)
Sir Alec Douglas- 1903–1995 British prime minister (1963–64)
Home
biographical name (2)Definition of Home (Entry 6 of 6)
William Douglas- 1912–1992 brother of Alec Douglas-Home British dramatist
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