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You're listening to Joanna
She has an American accent.
NGSL Rank: 160
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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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