home

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: hōm, IPA: /(h)əʊm/
• (US) enPR: hōm, IPA: /hoʊm/
• Homophones: Home, hom, holm, heaume, holme

Noun

home (plural homes)

1. A dwelling.
   1. One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family.
   2. The place (residence, settlement, country, etc.), where a person was born and/or raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian.
      • Does she still live at home? - No, she moved out and got an apartment when she was 18, but she still lives in the city.
   3. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.
   4. A house that has been made home-like, to suit the comfort of those who live there.
      • It's what you bring into a house that makes it a home
   5. A place of refuge, rest or care; an asylum.
      • a home for outcasts
      • a home for the blind
      • a veterans' home
      • Instead of a pet store, get your new dog from the local dogs’ home.
   6. (by extension) The grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul.
2. One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt.
3. The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat.
   • the home of the pine
4. A focus point.
   1. (board games) The ultimate point aimed at in a progress; the goal.
      • The object of Sorry! is to get all four of your pawns to your home.
   2. (baseball) Home plate.
   3. (lacrosse) The place of a player in front of an opponent’s goal; also, the player.
   4. (Internet) The landing page of a website; the site's homepage.
   5. (music, informal) The chord at which a melody starts and to which it can resolve.
5. (computing) Clipping of home directory.

Verb

home (third-person singular simple present homes, present participle homing, simple past and past participle homed)

1. (of animals, transitive) To return to its owner.
   • The dog homed.
2. (always with "in on", transitive) To seek or aim for something.
   • The missile was able to home in on the target.

Adjective

home (not comparable)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to one’s dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign
   • home manufactures

     • home comforts
2. (now rare, except in phrases) That strikes home; direct, pointed.
   • a home truth
3. (obsolete) Personal, intimate.
4. (sports) Relating to the home team (the team at whose venue a game is played).
   • the home end, home advantage, home supporters
   • Antonyms: away, road, visitor

Adverb

home (not comparable)

1. To one's home
   1. To one's place of residence or one's customary or official location
      • go home
      • come home
      • carry someone home
   2. To one's place of birth
   3. To the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length
      • She drove the nail home
      • ram a cartridge home
   4. (Internet) To the home page
      • Click here to go home.
2. At or in one's place of residence or one's customary or official location; at home
   • Everyone's gone to watch the game; there's nobody home.
   • I'm home!
3. To a full and intimate degree; to the heart of the matter; fully, directly.
4. (UK, soccer) into the goal
5. (nautical) into the right, proper or stowed position
   • sails sheeted home

Anagrams

• Mohe, hemo-

Noun

home m (plural homes)

1. man
   • L'home equí ye'l fíu la María ― This man here is María's son
2. person
3. husband

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA: /ˈɔ.mə/
• (Valencian) IPA: /ˈɔ.me/

Noun

home m (plural homes or hòmens)

1. man
2. husband
   • Synonyms: cònjuge, espòs, marit

Numeral

ho̊me

1. (Codex Magliabechiano) Obsolete spelling of ōme

Adverb

home

1. humanly; in a human fashion

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhomeˣ/, [ˈho̞me̞(ʔ)]
• Syllabification: ho‧me

Noun

home

1. mildew, mold
   • Tämä leipä on homeessa.

     • This bread is moldy
     • (literally, “This bread is in mold.”)

Anagrams

• hemo

Alternative forms

• homem (Reintegrationist)

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈɔ.mɪ]

Noun

home m (plural homes)

1. human; person
   • Unha sebe tres anos dura; un can tres sebes; unha mula tres cans; un home tres mulas (proverb)

     • A hedge lasts three years; a dog three hedges; a mule three dogs; a person three mules
2. mankind
   • O home chegou á Lúa en 1969 ― Mankind arrived to the Moon in 1969
3. man (adult male)
   • Home casado muller é (proverb) ― The Married man is a woman
4. male human
   • Home pequeno fol de veleno (proverb) ― Small man, skin [bag] of venom
5. husband
   • Éste é o meu home, Xaquín ― This is my husband, Joachim

Interjection

home

1. man! (expresses surprise, or mild annoyance)
   • -Es o campión do mundo? Contento? -Home!... ― -You're the champion of the world? Are you happy? -Man!... [Of course I'm happy, what kind of question is this?]

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈhome/, [ˈho̞me̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈhome/, [ˈho̞me̞]
• Hyphenation: ho‧me

Noun

home

1. mould

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈom/, (careful style) /ˈowm/

Noun

home f (invariable)

1. (computing) home (initial position of various computing objects)

Anagrams

• ohmè

Noun

home m (plural homes)

1. man

Noun

home (plural homes)

1. Alternative form of hom (“home”)

Pronoun

home

1. Alternative form of whom (“whom”)

Pronoun

home

1. Alternative form of hem (“them”)

Noun

home (plural homes)

1. Alternative form of hamme (“enclosure; meadow”)

Noun

home

1. Alternative form of hame (“hame (part of a harness)”)

Verb

home (third-person singular simple present hometh, present participle homende, homynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle homed)

1. Alternative form of hummen (“to hum”)

Noun

home m (plural homes)

1. man
2. husband

Verb

home (present tense homar, past tense homa, past participle homa, passive infinitive homast, present participle homande, imperative home/hom)

1. alternative form of homa (non-standard since 2012)

Alternative forms

• see hom for alternative nominative singular forms

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈu.mə/

Noun

home m (oblique plural homes, nominative singular hom, nominative plural home)

(oblique case)

1. man (male adult human being)
2. man (mankind; Homo sapiens)
3. vassal; manservant

Noun

home m

1. Alternative form of ome

Noun

home m (oblique plural homes, nominative singular hom, nominative plural home)

1. Alternative form of ome

Pronunciation

Noun

home m (plural homes)

1. (nonstandard) Alternative form of homem