home (Meaning)
home (n)
where you live at a particular time
housing that someone is living in
the country or state or city where you live
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
place where something began and flourished
an environment offering affection and security
a social unit living together
an institution where people are cared for
home (v)
provide with, or send to, a home
return home accurately from a long distance
home (a)
used of your own ground
relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are
home (s)
inside the country
home (r)
at or to or in the direction of one's home or family
on or to the point aimed at
to the fullest extent; to the heart
home (n.)
See Homelyn.
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.
One's native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one's ancestors dwell or dwelt.
The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.
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.
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.
The home base; he started for home.
In various games, the ultimate point aimed at in a progress; goal
The plate at which the batter stands.
The place of a player in front of an opponent's goal; also, the player.
home (a.)
Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.
Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.
home (adv.)
To one's home or country; as in the phrases, go home, come home, carry home.
Close; closely.
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.
Synonyms & Antonyms of home
Synonyms:
- vicarage
- duplex
- boardinghouse
- shanty
- rooming house
- hut
- dorm
- split level
- manor house
- hacienda
- hall
- mobile home
- manor
- lodgment
- villa
- hermitage
- palace
- billet
- flat
- lodging house
- McMansion
- lodgement
- townhome
- tenement
- nest
- dormitory
- trailer
- homestead
- motor home
- hootch
- grange
- château
- saltbox
- rectory
- accommodations
- estate
- RV
- barracks
- house trailer
- apartment house
- shack
- casita
- manse
- houseboat
- room(s)
- condo
- tract house
- suite
- flophouse
- penthouse
- ranch house
- tenement house
- countryseat
- semi
- recreational vehicle
- parsonage
- town house
- triplex
- chalet
- salon
- castle
- condominium
- walk-up
- hovel
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
home Sentence Examples
- The old house still felt like home to the elderly couple.
- After a long deployment, the soldier eagerly returned to the comforts of home.
- The scent of freshly baked bread wafted through the house, creating a cozy home atmosphere.
- The children couldn't wait to go home and play with their toys.
- Despite the gloomy weather, the woman felt content in the warmth of her home.
- The newlyweds purchased their first home together, filled with dreams and aspirations.
- The homeless man searched desperately for a place to call home.
- The animal shelter provided a temporary home for the stray dog until it found a forever home.
- The hikers sought refuge in a nearby cabin, making it their temporary home for the night.
- The community center offered a safe and supportive home for disadvantaged youth.
FAQs About the word home
where you live at a particular time, housing that someone is living in, the country or state or city where you live, (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab
abode, dwelling, roof, place,residence, lodging, house, housing, apartment, pad
eject,eject,evict, evict,
The old house still felt like home to the elderly couple.
After a long deployment, the soldier eagerly returned to the comforts of home.
The scent of freshly baked bread wafted through the house, creating a cozy home atmosphere.
The children couldn't wait to go home and play with their toys.
