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home
həʊm Listen
Meanings
noun
  • the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household.
    E.g. the floods forced many people to flee their homes
  • an institution for people needing professional care or supervision.
    E.g. an old people's home
  • the finishing point in a race.
    E.g. he was four fences from home
adjective
  • relating to the place where one lives.
    E.g. I don't have your home address
  • (of a sports fixture) played at the team's own ground.
    E.g. their first home match of the season
  • denoting the administrative centre of an organization.
    E.g. the company has moved its home office
adverb
  • to or at the place where one lives.
    E.g. what time did he get home last night?
verb
  • (of an animal) return by instinct to its territory after leaving it.
    E.g. a dozen geese homing to their summer nesting grounds
  • move or be aimed towards (a target or destination) with great accuracy.
    E.g. more than 100 missiles were launched, homing in on radar emissions
  • provide (an animal) with a home as a pet.
    E.g. each year thousands of cats which could have been homed are being needlessly put down

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