home

adjective

  1. 1

    inside the country

    the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior

    the nation's internal politics

noun

  1. 1

    housing that someone is living in

    he built a modest dwelling near the pond

    they raise money to provide homes for the homeless

  2. 2

    an institution where people are cared for

    a home for the elderly

  3. 3

    (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

  4. 4

    a social unit living together

    he moved his family to Virginia

    It was a good Christian household

  5. 5

    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

  6. 6

    the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end

  7. 7

    where you live at a particular time

    deliver the package to my home

    he doesn't have a home to go to

  8. 8

    place where something began and flourished

    the United States is the home of basketball

  9. 9

    an environment offering affection and security

    home is where the heart is

    he grew up in a good Christian home

verb

  1. 1

    return home accurately from a long distance

    homing pigeons

  2. 2

    provide with, or send to, a home

Synonyms

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