home home /ˈhoʊm/

adjective

1. () (sport) used of your own ground  ( home )
   (sport) used of your own ground
    A home game
   a home game
   
2. () Relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are  ( home )
   relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are
    My home town
   my home town
   
3. Inside the country  ( home , interior , internal , national )
   inside the country
    The British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior
   the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior
    The nation's internal politics
   the nation's internal politics
   

adverb

1. () At or to or in the direction of one's home or family  ( home )
   at or to or in the direction of one's home or family
    He stays home on weekends
   He stays home on weekends
    After the game the children brought friends home for supper
   after the game the children brought friends home for supper
    I'll be home tomorrow
   I'll be home tomorrow
    Came riding home in style
   came riding home in style
    I hope you will come home for Christmas
   I hope you will come home for Christmas
    I'll take her home
   I'll take her home
    Don't forget to write home
   don't forget to write home
   
2. () On or to the point aimed at  ( home )
   on or to the point aimed at
    The arrow struck home
   the arrow struck home
   
3. To the fullest extent; to the heart  ( home )
   to the fullest extent; to the heart
    Drove the nail home
   drove the nail home
    Drove his point home
   drove his point home
    His comments hit home
   his comments hit home
   

noun

1. () Where you live at a particular time  ( place , home )
   where you live at a particular time
    Deliver the package to my home
   deliver the package to my home
    He doesn't have a home to go to
   he doesn't have a home to go to
    Your place or mine?
   your place or mine?
   
   
2. () Housing that someone is living in  ( domicile , habitation , domicil , abode , dwelling , dwelling house , home )
   housing that someone is living in
    He built a modest dwelling near the pond
   he built a modest dwelling near the pond
    They raise money to provide homes for the homeless
   they raise money to provide homes for the homeless
   
   
3. () The country, state or city where you live  ( home )
   the country, state or city where you live
    Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home
   Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home
    His home is New Jersey
   his home is New Jersey
   
4. () (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score  ( home base , home plate , home , plate )
   (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
    He ruled that the runner failed to touch home
   he ruled that the runner failed to touch home
   
   
5. () The place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end  ( base , home )
   the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
   
6. () Place where something began and flourished  ( home )
   place where something began and flourished
    The United States is the home of basketball
   the United States is the home of basketball
   
7. An institution where people are cared for  ( home , nursing home , rest home )
   an institution where people are cared for
    A home for the elderly
   a home for the elderly
   
   
8. A social unit living together  ( home , house , menage , family , household , ménage )
   a social unit living together
    He moved his family to Virginia
   he moved his family to Virginia
    It was a good Christian household
   It was a good Christian household
    I waited until the whole house was asleep
   I waited until the whole house was asleep
    The teacher asked how many people made up his home
   the teacher asked how many people made up his home
    The family refused to accept his will
   the family refused to accept his will
   
   
9. An environment offering affection and security  ( home )
   an environment offering affection and security
    Home is where the heart is
   home is where the heart is
    He grew up in a good Christian home
   he grew up in a good Christian home
    There's no place like home
   there's no place like home
   

verb

1. Return home accurately from a long distance  ( home )
   return home accurately from a long distance
    Homing pigeons
   homing pigeons
   
2. Provide with, or send to, a home  ( home )
   provide with, or send to, a home