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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HOME, n. [Gr. a house, a close place, or place or rest.]
1. A dwelling house; the house or place in which one resides. He was not at home.
Then the disciples went away again to their own home. John 20.
Home is the sacred refuge of our life.
2. One's own country. Let affairs at home be well managed by the administration.
3. The place of constant residence; the seat.
Flandria, by plenty, made the home of war.
4. The grave; death; or a future state.
Man goeth to his long home. Ecclesiastes 12.
5. The present state of existence.
Whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord. 2 Corinthians 5.
HOME, a. Close; severe; poignant; as a home thrust.
HOME, adv. [This is merely elliptical; to being omitted.]
1. To one's own habitation; as in the phrases, go home, come home, bring home, carry home.
2. To one's own country. Home is opposed to abroad, or in a foreign country. My brother will return home in the first ship from India.
3. Close; closely; to the point; as, this consideration comes home to our interest, that is, it nearly affects it. Drive the nail home, that is, drive it close.
To haul home the top-sail sheets, in seamen's language, is to draw the bottom of the top-sail close to the yard-arm by means of the sheets.
An anchor is said to come home, when it loosens from the ground by the violence of the wind or current, etc.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: used of your own ground; "a home game" [ant: away]
2: relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are; "my home town"
3: inside the country; "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"; "the nation's internal politics" [syn: home, interior, internal, national] n
1: 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?" [syn: home, place]
2: housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless" [syn: dwelling, home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house]
3: 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"
4: (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" [syn: home plate, home base, home, plate]
5: the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end [syn: base, home]
6: place where something began and flourished; "the United States is the home of basketball"
7: 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"
8: 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" [syn: family, household, house, home, menage]
9: an institution where people are cared for; "a home for the elderly" [syn: home, nursing home, rest home] v
1: provide with, or send to, a home
2: return home accurately from a long distance; "homing pigeons" adv
1: 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"
2: on or to the point aimed at; "the arrow struck home"
3: to the fullest extent; to the heart; "drove the nail home"; "drove his point home"; "his comments hit home"

Merriam Webster's

I. biographical name Sir Alec Douglas- 1903-1995 British prime minister (1963-64) II. biographical name William Douglas- 1912-1992 British dramatist

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English hom, from Old English h?m village, home; akin to Old High German heim home, Lithuanian šeima family, servants, Sanskrit k?ema habitable, k?eti he dwells, Greek ktizein to inhabit Date: before 12th century 1. a. one's place of residence ; domicile b. house 2. the social unit formed by a family living together 3. a. a familiar or usual setting ; congenial environment; also the focus of one's domestic attention <home is where the heart is> b. habitat 4. a. a place of origin <salmon returning to their home to spawn>; also one's own country <having troubles at home and abroad> b. headquarters 2 <home of the dance company> 5. an establishment providing residence and care for people with special needs <homes for the elderly> 6. the objective in various games; especially home plate II. adverb Date: before 12th century 1. to or at one's home <go home> <stayed home all day> 2. a. to a final, closed, or ultimate position <drive a nail home> b. to or at an ultimate objective (as a goal or finish line) 3. to a vital sensitive core <the truth struck home> III. adjective Date: 1552 1. of, relating to, or being a home, place of origin, or base of operations <home office> 2. prepared, done, or designed for use in a home <home remedies> <home cooking> <a home videotape system> 3. operating or occurring in a home area <the home team> <home games> IV. verb (homed; homing) Date: 1765 intransitive verb 1. to go or return home 2. of an animal to return accurately to one's home or natal area from a distance 3. to proceed to or toward a source of radiated energy used as a guide <missiles home in on radar> 4. to proceed or direct attention toward an objective <science is homing in on the mysterious human process — Sam Glucksberg> transitive verb to send to or provide with a home

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n., adj., adv., & v. --n. 1 a the place where one lives; the fixed residence of a family or household. b a dwelling-house. 2 the members of a family collectively; one's family background (comes from a good home). 3 the native land of a person or of a person's ancestors. 4 an institution for persons needing care, rest, or refuge (nursing home). 5 the place where a thing originates or is native or most common. 6 a the finishing-point in a race. b (in games) the place where one is free from attack; the goal. c Lacrosse a player in an attacking position near the opponents' goal. 7 Sport a home match or win. --attrib.adj. 1 a of or connected with one's home. b carried on, done, or made, at home. c proceeding from home. 2 a carried on or produced in one's own country (home industries; the home market). b dealing with the domestic affairs of a country. 3 Sport played on one's own ground etc. (home match; home win). 4 in the neighbourhood of home. --adv. 1 a to one's home or country (go home). b arrived at home (is he home yet?). c US at home (stay home). 2 a to the point aimed at (the thrust went home). b as far as possible (drove the nail home; pressed his advantage home). --v. 1 intr. (esp. of a trained pigeon) return home (cf. HOMING 1). 2 intr. (often foll. by on, in on) (of a vessel, missile, etc.) be guided towards a destination or target by a landmark, radio beam, etc. 3 tr. send or guide homewards. 4 tr. provide with a home. Phrases and idioms: at home 1 in one's own house or native land. 2 at ease as if in one's own home (make yourself at home). 3 (usu. foll. by in, on, with) familiar or well informed. 4 available to callers. at-home n. a social reception in a person's home. come home to become fully realized by. come home to roost see ROOST(1). home and dry having achieved one's purpose. home away from home = home from home. home-bird a person who likes to stay at home. home-brew beer or other alcoholic drink brewed at home. home-brewed (of beer etc.) brewed at home. home-coming arrival at home. Home Counties the counties closest to London. home economics the study of household management. home farm Brit. a farm (one of several on an estate) set aside to provide produce for the owner. home-felt felt intimately. home from home a place other than one's home where one feels at home; a place providing homelike amenities. home-grown grown or produced at home. Home Guard hist. 1 the British citizen army organized in 1940 to defend the UK against invasion, and disbanded in 1957. 2 a member of this. home help Brit. a woman employed to help in a person's home, esp. one provided by a local authority. home, James! joc. drive home quickly! home-made made at home. home-making creation of a (pleasant) home. home movie a film made at home or of one's own activities. Home Office 1 the British government department dealing with law and order, immigration, etc., in England and Wales. 2 the building used for this. home of lost causes Oxford University. home-owner a person who owns his or her own home. home perm a permanent wave made with domestic equipment. home plate Baseball a plate beside which the batter stands. home port the port from which a ship originates. home rule the government of a country or region by its own citizens. home run Baseball a hit that allows the batter to make a complete circuit of the bases. Home Secretary (in the UK) the Secretary of State in charge of the Home Office. home signal a signal indicating whether a train may proceed into a station or to the next section of the line. home straight (US stretch) the concluding stretch of a racecourse. home town the town of one's birth or early life or present fixed residence. home trade trade carried on within a country. home truth basic but unwelcome information concerning oneself. home unit Austral. a private residence, usu. occupied by the owner, as one of several in a building. near home affecting one closely. Derivatives: homelike adj. Etymology: OE ham f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Home Home, n. In various games, the ultimate point aimed at in a progress; goal; as: (a) (Baseball) The plate at which the batter stands. (b) (Lacrosse) The place of a player in front of an opponent's goal; also, the player.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Home Home, n. (Zo["o]l.) See Homelyn.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Home Home, adv. 1. To one's home or country; as in the phrases, go home, come home, carry home. 2. Close; closely. How home the charge reaches us, has been made out. --South. They come home to men's business and bosoms. --Bacon. 3. To the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length; as, to drive a nail home; to ram a cartridge home. Wear thy good rapier bare and put it home. --Shak. Note: Home is often used in the formation of compound words, many of which need no special definition; as, home-brewed, home-built, home-grown, etc. To bring home. See under Bring. To come home. (a) To touch or affect personally. See under Come. (b) (Naut.) To drag toward the vessel, instead of holding firm, as the cable is shortened; -- said of an anchor. To haul home the sheets of a sail (Naut.), to haul the clews close to the sheave hole. --Totten.

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Home Home (110), n. [OE. hom, ham, AS. h[=a]m; akin to OS. hem, D. & G. heim, Sw. hem, Dan. hiem, Icel. heimr abode, world, heima home, Goth. haims village, Lith. k["e]mas, and perh. to Gr.? village, or to E. hind a peasant; cf. Skr. ksh?ma abode, place of rest, security, kshi to dwell. ?, ? ] 1. One's own dwelling place; the house in which one lives; esp., the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one's family; also, one's birthplace. The disciples went away again to their own home. --John xx. 10. Home is the sacred refuge of our life. --Dryden. Home! home! sweet, sweet home! There's no place like home. --Payne. 2. One's native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one's ancestors dwell or dwelt. ``Our old home [England].'' --Hawthorne. 3. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections. He entered in his house -- his home no more, For without hearts there is no home. --Byron. 4. The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat; as, the home of the pine. Her eyes are homes of silent prayer. --Tennyson. Flandria, by plenty made the home of war. --Prior. 5. A place of refuge and rest; an asylum; as, a home for outcasts; a home for the blind; hence, esp., the grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul. Man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets. --Eccl. xii. 5. 6. (Baseball) The home base; he started for home. At home. (a) At one's own house, or lodgings. (b) In one's own town or country; as, peace abroad and at home. (c) Prepared to receive callers. Home department, the department of executive administration, by which the internal affairs of a country are managed. [Eng.] To be at home on any subject, to be conversant or familiar with it. To feel at home, to be at one's ease. To make one's self at home, to conduct one's self with as much freedom as if at home. Syn: Tenement; house; dwelling; abode; domicile.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Homelyn Home"lyn, n. [Scot. hommelin.] (Zo["o]l) The European sand ray (Raia maculata); -- called also home, mirror ray, and rough ray.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(homes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Someone's home is the house or flat where they live. Last night they stayed at home and watched TV... ...his home in Hampstead. ...the allocation of land for new homes. N-COUNT: oft poss N, also at N 2. 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. She gives frequent performances of her work, both at home and abroad... His father worked away from home for much of Jim's first five years... Warwick is home to some 550 international students... N-UNCOUNT 3. Home means to or at the place where you live. His wife wasn't feeling too well and she wanted to go home... Hi, Mom, I'm home!... ADV: ADV after v, be ADV 4. Home means made or done in the place where you live. ...cheap but healthy home cooking... All you have to do is make a home video. ADJ: ADJ n 5. Home means relating to your own country as opposed to foreign countries. Europe's software companies still have a growing home market. = domestic ADJ: ADJ n 6. 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. ...an old people's home. N-COUNT 7. You can refer to a family unit as a home. She had, at any rate, provided a peaceful and loving home for Harriet... N-COUNT 8. If you refer to the home of something, you mean the place where it began or where it is most typically found. This south-west region of France is the home of claret. N-SING: with supp, usu N of n 9. If you find a home for something, you find a place where it can be kept. The equipment itself is getting smaller, neater and easier to find a home for. N-COUNT: oft N for n 10. If you press, drive, or hammer something home, you explain it to people as forcefully as possible. It is now up to all of us to debate this issue and press home the argument. ADV: ADV after v 11. When a sports team plays at home, they play a game on their own ground, rather than on the opposing team's ground. I scored in both games against Barcelona; we drew at home and beat them away. N-UNCOUNT: usu at N • Home is also an adjective. All three are Chelsea fans, and attend all home games together. ? away ADJ: ADJ n 12. If you feel at home, you feel comfortable in the place or situation that you are in. He spoke very good English and appeared pleased to see us, and we soon felt quite at home... PHRASE: v-link PHR 13. To bring something home to someone means to make them understand how important or serious it is. Their sobering conversation brought home to everyone present the serious and worthwhile work the Red Cross does. PHRASE: V inflects, usu PHR to n 14. If you say that someone is, in British English home and dry, or in American English home free, you mean that they have been successful or that they are certain to be successful. The prime minister and the moderates are not yet home and dry. PHRASE: v-link PHR 15. If a situation or what someone says hits home or strikes home, people accept that it is real or true, even though it may be painful for them to realize. Did the reality of war finally hit home?... PHRASE: V inflects 16. You can say a home from home in British English or a home away from home in American English to refer to a place in which you are as comfortable as in your own home. Many cottages are a home from home, offering microwaves, dishwashers, tvs and videos. PHRASE: usu v-link PHR [approval] 17. If you say to a guest 'Make yourself at home', you are making them feel welcome and inviting them to behave in an informal, relaxed way. CONVENTION [politeness] 18. If you say that something is nothing to write home about, you mean that it is not very interesting or exciting. (INFORMAL) So a dreary Monday afternoon in Walthamstow is nothing to write home about, right? PHRASE: v-link PHR 19. If something that is thrown or fired strikes home, it reaches its target. (WRITTEN) Only two torpedoes struck home. PHRASE: V inflects

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

hom (bayith, "house," maqom, "place," 'ohel, "tent" (Jud 19:9), shubh, "to cause to turn back," tawekh, tokh, "middle," "midst" (De 21:12); oikos, "house," "household," endemeo, "to be among one's people," oikos idios, "one's own proper (house)"): This term in Scripture does not stand for a single specific word of the original, but for a variety of phrases. Most commonly it is a translation of the Hebrew bayith, Greek oikos "house," which means either the building or the persons occupying it. In Ge 43:26 "home" and "into the house" represent the same phase, "to the house" (ha-bayethah). In Ru 1:21, "hath brought me home again" means "has caused me to return." In 2Ch 25:10 "home again" means "to their place." In Ec 12:5 "long home," the Revised Version (British and American) "everlasting home," means "eternal house." In Joh 19:27 "unto his own home" means "unto his own things" (so Joh 1:11). In 2Co 5:6 (and the Revised Version (British and American) 5:8,9) "be at home" is a translation of endemeo, "to be among one's own people," as opposed to ekdemeo, "to be or live abroad."

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Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Domicile, dwelling, residence, abode, place of abode, abiding-place. 2. Fireside, hearth, hearthstone, household, family, family circle, domestic circle. II. ad. 1. To one's home. 2. Close, closely, pointedly. III. a. 1. Domestic, home-born or home-made. 2. Internal, within the country, interior, in-land. 3. Close, pointed, direct, severe, poignant, penetrating, home-reaching, that goes to the core, that is felt.

Moby Thesaurus

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