HOME as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • housing that someone is living in
   Synonym(s)
   • abode (what does abode mean?)
   • domicile (what does domicile mean?)
   • dwelling (what does dwelling mean?)
   • dwelling house (what does dwelling house mean?)
   • habitation (what does habitation mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he built a modest dwelling near the pond
   • they raise money to provide homes for the homeless
   Hypernyms(s) home is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • housing (what does housing mean?)
   • lodging (what does lodging mean?)
   • living accommodations (what does living accommodations mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • cliff dwelling (what does cliff dwelling mean?)
   • condominium (what does condominium mean?)
   • condo (what does condo mean?)
   • fixer-upper (what does fixer-upper mean?)
   • hearth (what does hearth mean?)
   • fireside (what does fireside mean?)
   • hermitage (what does hermitage mean?)
   • homestead (what does homestead mean?)
   • house (what does house mean?)
   • lake dwelling (what does lake dwelling mean?)
   • pile dwelling (what does pile dwelling mean?)
   • lodge (what does lodge mean?)
   • indian lodge (what does indian lodge mean?)
   • messuage (what does messuage mean?)
   • semi-detached house (what does semi-detached house mean?)
   • vacation home (what does vacation home mean?)
   • yurt (what does yurt mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • home (what does home mean?)
   • dwell (what does dwell mean?)
   • shack (what does shack mean?)
   • reside (what does reside mean?)
   • live (what does live mean?)
   • inhabit (what does inhabit mean?)
   • people (what does people mean?)
   • populate (what does populate mean?)
   • domicile (what does domicile mean?)
   • domiciliate (what does domiciliate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an institution where people are cared for
   Synonym(s)
   • nursing home (what does nursing home mean?)
   • rest home (what does rest home mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a home for the elderly
   Hypernyms(s) home is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • institution (what does institution mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • home (what does home mean?)
3. Meaning
   • (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands
   • it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
   Synonym(s)
   • home base (what does home base mean?)
   • home plate (what does home plate mean?)
   • plate (what does plate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he ruled that the runner failed to touch home
   Hypernyms(s) home is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • base (what does base mean?)
   • bag (what does bag mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a social unit living together
   Synonym(s)
   • family (what does family mean?)
   • house (what does house mean?)
   • household (what does household mean?)
   • menage (what does menage mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he moved his family to Virginia
   • It was a good Christian household
   • I waited until the whole house was asleep
   • the teacher asked how many people made up his home
   Hypernyms(s) home is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • unit (what does unit mean?)
   • social unit (what does social unit mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • nuclear family (what does nuclear family mean?)
   • conjugal family (what does conjugal family mean?)
   • extended family (what does extended family mean?)
   • foster family (what does foster family mean?)
   • foster home (what does foster home mean?)
   • menage a trois (what does menage a trois mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • home (what does home mean?)
5. Meaning
   • the country or state or city where you live
   Usage Example(s)
   • Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home
   • his home is New Jersey
   Hypernyms(s) home is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • location (what does location mean?)
6. Meaning
   • the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
   Synonym(s)
   • base (what does base mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) home is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • location (what does location mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • station (what does station mean?)
   • post (what does post mean?)
   • base (what does base mean?)
   • send (what does send mean?)
   • place (what does place mean?)
7. Meaning
   • where you live at a particular time
   Synonym(s)
   • place (what does place mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • deliver the package to my home
   • he doesn”t have a home to go to
   • your place or mine?
   Hypernyms(s) home is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • residence (what does residence mean?)
   • abode (what does abode mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • home away from home (what does home away from home mean?)
   • home from home (what does home from home mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • place (what does place mean?)
   • home (what does home mean?)
8. Meaning
   • place where something began and flourished
   Usage Example(s)
   • the United States is the home of basketball
   Hypernyms(s) home is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • beginning (what does beginning mean?)
   • origin (what does origin mean?)
   • root (what does root mean?)
   • rootage (what does rootage mean?)
   • source (what does source mean?)
9. Meaning
   • an environment offering affection and security
   Usage Example(s)
   • home is where the heart is
   • he grew up in a good Christian home
   • there’’s no place like home
   Hypernyms(s) home is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • environment (what does environment mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • home (what does home mean?)

HOME as VERB

1. Meaning
   • return home accurately from a long distance
   Usage Example(s)
   • homing pigeons
   Hypernyms(s) home is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • return (what does return mean?)
   • go back (what does go back mean?)
   • get back (what does get back mean?)
   • come back (what does come back mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • home (what does home mean?)
   • place (what does place mean?)
2. Meaning
   • provide with, or send to, a home
   Hypernyms(s) home is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • house (what does house mean?)
   • put up (what does put up mean?)
   • domiciliate (what does domiciliate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • home (what does home mean?)
   • family (what does family mean?)
   • household (what does household mean?)
   • house (what does house mean?)
   • home (what does home mean?)
   • menage (what does menage mean?)
   • home (what does home mean?)
   • nursing home (what does nursing home mean?)
   • rest home (what does rest home mean?)
   • dwelling (what does dwelling mean?)
   • home (what does home mean?)
   • domicile (what does domicile mean?)
   • abode (what does abode mean?)
   • habitation (what does habitation mean?)
   • dwelling house (what does dwelling house mean?)

HOME as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • relating to or being where one lives or where one’’s roots are
   Usage Example(s)
   • my home town
   Pertainym(s)
   • home (what does home mean?)

HOME as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • at or to or in the direction of one’’s home or family
   Usage Example(s)
   • He stays home on weekends
   • after the game the children brought friends home for supper
   • I”ll be home tomorrow
   • came riding home in style
   • I hope you will come home for Christmas
   • I”ll tak
2. Meaning
   • to the fullest extent
   • to the heart
   Usage Example(s)
   • drove the nail home
   • drove his point home
   • his comments hit home
3. Meaning
   • on or to the point aimed at
   Usage Example(s)
   • the arrow struck home