ALL meanings of home
home
H h - noun home Lord, Douglas-Home. 1
- adjective home of, relating to, or connected with one's home or country; domestic: home products. 1
- adjective home principal or main: the corporation's home office. 1
- adjective home reaching the mark aimed at: a home thrust. 1
- adjective home Sports. played in a ball park, arena, or the like, that is or is assumed to be the center of operations of a team: The pitcher didn't lose a single home game all season. Compare away (def 11). 1
- adverb home to, toward, or at home: to go home. 1
- adverb home deep; to the heart: The truth of the accusation struck home. 1
- adverb home to the mark or point aimed at: He drove the point home. 1
- adverb home Nautical. into the position desired; perfectly or to the greatest possible extent: sails sheeted home. in the proper, stowed position: The anchor is home. toward its vessel: to bring the anchor home. 1
- verb without object home to go or return home. 1
- verb without object home (of guided missiles, aircraft, etc.) to proceed, especially under control of an automatic aiming mechanism, toward a specified target, as a plane, missile, or location (often followed by in on): The missile homed in on the target. 1
- verb without object home to navigate toward a point by means of coordinates other than those given by altitudes. 1
- verb without object home to have a home where specified; reside. 1
- verb with object home to bring or send home. 1
- verb with object home to provide with a home. 1
- verb with object home to direct, especially under control of an automatic aiming device, toward an airport, target, etc. 1
- idioms home at home, in one's own house or place of residence. in one's own town or country. prepared or willing to receive social visits: Tell him I'm not at home. We are always at home to her. in a situation familiar to one; at ease: She has a way of making everyone feel at home. well-informed; proficient: to be at home in the classics. played in one's hometown or on one's own grounds: The Yankees played two games at home and one away. 1
- idioms home bring home to, to make evident to; clarify or emphasize for: The irrevocability of her decision was brought home to her. 1
- idioms home home and dry, British Informal. having safely achieved one's goal. 1
- idioms home home free, assured of finishing, accomplishing, succeeding, etc.: If we can finish more than half the work today, we'll be home free. certain to be successfully finished, accomplished, secured, etc.: With most of the voters supporting it, the new law is home free. 1
- idioms home write home about, to comment especially on; remark on: The town was nothing to write home about. His cooking is really something to write home about. 1
- noun home house, apartment 1
- abbreviation HOME household 1
- noun home headquarters, main office 1
- adjective home domestic 1
- adverb home toward or to home 1
- adjective home of one's country 1
- noun home residence 1
- noun home institution, asylum 1
- noun home native place, homeland 1
- noun home games: destination 1
- noun home baseball: home plate 1
- noun home sports: local 1
- noun home sports: game played locally 1
- intransitive verb home go or return to home 1
- intransitive verb home military: go towards a target 1
- intransitive verb home navigate 1
- transitive verb home bring, send home 1
- transitive verb home direct to a target 1
- noun home Of or relating to the place where one lives. 1
- noun Technical meaning of home 1. (file system) home directory. 2. (web) home page. 3. (hardware) home keys. 1
- countable noun home Someone's home is the house or flat where they live. 0
- uncountable noun home You can use home to refer in a general way to the house, town, or country where someone lives now or where they were born, often to emphasize that they feel they belong in that place. 0
- adverb home Home means to or at the place where you live. 0
- adjective home Home means made or done in the place where you live. 0
- adjective home Home means relating to your own country as opposed to foreign countries. 0
- countable noun home A home is a large house or institution where a number of people live and are looked after, instead of living in their own houses or flats. They usually live there because they are too old or ill to look after themselves or for their families to care for them. 0
- countable noun home You can refer to a family unit as a home. 0
- singular noun home If you refer to the home of something, you mean the place where it began or where it is most typically found. 0
- countable noun home If you find a home for something, you find a place where it can be kept. 0