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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling" [syn: evidence, grounds]
2: the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard" [syn: yard, grounds, curtilage]
3: a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)
4: a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice" [syn: cause, reason, grounds]
5: dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue; "it is a Middle Eastern custom to read your future in your coffee grounds"

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Home Home, a. 1. Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts. 2. Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust. Home base (Baseball), the base at which the batsman stands and which is the last goal in making a run. Home farm, grounds, etc., the farm, grounds, etc., adjacent to the residence of the owner. Home lot, an inclosed plot on which the owner's home stands. [U. S.] Home rule, rule or government of an appendent or dependent country, as to all local and internal legislation, by means of a governing power vested in the people within the country itself, in contradistinction to a government established by the dominant country; as, home rule in Ireland. Also used adjectively; as, home-rule members of Parliament. Home ruler, one who favors or advocates home rule. Home run (Baseball), a complete circuit of the bases made before the batted ball is returned to the home base. Home stretch (Sport.), that part of a race course between the last curve and the winning post. Home thrust, a well directed or effective thrust; one that wounds in a vital part; hence, in controversy, a personal attack.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. pl. 1. Lees, dregs, sediment, grouts, precipitate, settlings. 2. Reasons, considerations, arguments, supports, accounts.

Moby Thesaurus

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