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(hōm) noun
1. One's fixed place of abode; the family residence.
2. A family circle; household: a happy home.
3. The place of abode of one's affections, peace, or rest: He found a home in the church.
4. One's native place or country.
5. The seat or habitat of something; the place of origin: New Orleans is the home of jazz.
6. An establishment for the shelter and care of the needy or infirm.
7. In some games, the goal that must be reached in order to win or score.
—at home

1. In one's own house, place, or country.
2. At ease, as if in familiar surroundings.
3. Prepared to receive callers.
adjective

1. Of or pertaining to one's home or country.
2. At the place regarded as the base of operations: the home office; a home game.
3. Going to the point; effective: a home thrust.
adverb

1. To or at home.
2. To the place or point intended: to thrust the dagger home.
3. Deeply and intimately; to the heart: Her words struck home.
v. homed, hom·ing v.t.

1. To carry or send to a home.
2. To furnish with a home.
v.i.

3. To go to a home; fly home, as homing pigeons.
4. To have residence.
—to home on (or in on)

1. Mil. To direct toward, seek, or find the target, as a guided missile.
2. Aeron. To direct (an aircraft) to or toward a given spot by radio or other signals. [OE hām] Synonyms (noun): abode, domicile, dwelling, fireside, habitation, hearth, hearthstone, house, ingleside, residence. See HOUSE.
Home may appear as a combining form in hyphemes or solidemes, or as the first element in two–word phrases, with the following meanings:
1 Of or pertaining to one's home or country:

home addresshomekeeperhomemaking
home basehomekeepinghome–owner
home–builderhome lothome–owning
home–defensehome–loverhome–seeker
home–folkshome–lovinghome site
home islandhomemakerhome worship

2 At or in the home:

home-abidinghomelife
home-bakedhome-raised
home-builthome-reared
home-cookedhome-sheltered
home-fedhome-staying
home-grownhome-woven

3 To or toward the home:

home-boundhome letter
homecomerhome-longing
home correspondenthome-wind

4 Relating to, produced or carried on in, one's home or country; domestic; hence, also, belonging to headdquarters:

home affairshome market
home farmhome office
home manufacturehome trade

Definition of: Home

(hyoomacrm), Earl of
See DOUGLAS-HOME.

Most often used phrases:

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Statistical data

"home" has the frequency of use of 0.1657% on city-data.com forum

"home" has the frequency of use of 0.036% on en.wikipedia.org.

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