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English
Pronunciation
- hōm, /həʊm/, /h@Um/
Noun
- One's own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives;
- esp., the house in which one lives with his family; the
- habitual abode of one's family; also, one's birthplace.
- The disciples went away again to their own home. --John xx. 10.
- Home is the sacred refuge of our life. --Dryden.
- Home! home! sweet, sweet home! There's no place like home. --Payne.
- One's native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one's ancestors dwell or dwelt.
- Our old home [England]. --Hawthorne.
- The place where a person was raised. Childhood home. Home of one's parents or guardian.
- I left home last year.
- The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.
- He entered in his house -- his home no more, For without hearts there is no home. --Byron.
- The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat; as, the home of the pine.
- Her eyes are homes of silent prayer. --Tennyson.
- Flandria, by plenty made the home of war. --Prior.
- A place of refuge and rest; an asylum; as, a home for outcasts; a home for the blind; hence, esp., the grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul.
- Man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets. --Eccl. xii.
- In various games, the ultimate point aimed at in a progress; goal; as:
- (a) (Baseball) The plate at which the batter stands. The home base.
- (b) (Lacrosse) The place of a player in front of an opponent's goal; also, the player.
Translations
- Esperanto: hejmo
- Estonian: kodu
- Finnish: koti (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), kotiseutu (2),pesä (7a)
- German: 1.,6. Heim n, 2.,5. Heimat, f 3., 4. Zuhause n,
- Punjabi: ਘਰ
- Spanish: hogar
- Swedish: hem
- Turkish: ev, yurt
- Italian: casa
At home.
- (a) At one's own house, or lodgings.
- (b) In one's own town or country; as, peace abroad and at home.
- (c) Prepared to receive callers.
- (d) At one's parents' or guardian's home or lodgings.
{Home department}, the department of executive administration, by which the internal affairs of a country are managed. [Eng.]
{To be at home on any subject}, to be conversant, familiar or comfortable with it.
{To feel at home}, to be at one's ease.
{To make one's self at home}, to conduct one's self with as much freedom as if at home.
Leave home.
- (a) To go outside the home.
- (b) To move out of one's parents' home or the home of one's legal guardian. To move out for autonomy.
{To prepare to leave home}, to seek autonomy.
Synonym
Translations
- Swedish: hemma
Verb
- To seek or aim for (e.g. the missile was able to home on the target)
Translations
- Swedish: sikta in, sikta in sig på
Adjective
- Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.
- Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.
- {Home base} (Baseball), the base at which the batsman stands and which is the last goal in making a run.
- {Home farm}, {grounds}, etc., the farm, grounds, etc., adjacent to the residence of the owner.
- {Home lot}, an inclosed plot on which the owner's home stands. [U.S.]
- {Home rule}, rule or government of an appendent or dependent country, as to all local and internal legislation, by means of a governing power vested in the people within the country itself, in contradistinction to a government established by the dominant country; as, home rule in Ireland. Also used adjectively; as, home-rule members of Parliament.
- {Home ruler}, one who favours or advocates home rule.
- {Home run} (Baseball), a complete circuit of the bases made before the batted ball is returned to the home base.
- {Home stretch} (Sport.), that part of a race course between the last curve and the winning post.
- {Home thrust}, a well directed or effective thrust; one that wounds in a vital part; hence, in controversy, a personal attack.
Adverb
- To one's home or country; as in the phrases, go home, come home, carry home.
- Close; closely.
- How home the charge reaches us, has been made out. --South.
- They come home to men's business and bosoms. --Bacon.
- To the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length; as, to drive a nail home; to ram a cartridge home.
- Wear thy good rapier bare and put it home. --Shak.
- Note: Home is often used in the formation of compound words, many of which need no special definition; as, home-brewed, home-built, home-grown, etc.
- {To bring home}. See under {Bring}.
- {To come home}.
- (a) To touch or affect personally. See under {Come}.
- (b) (Naut.) To drag toward the vessel, instead of holding firm, as the cable is shortened; -- said of an anchor.
- {To haul home the sheets of a sail} (Naut.), to haul the clews close to the sheave hole. --Totten.
Related terms
- homing
- homeless
- homely
- homeowner
- homestead
- homey, homy
- home away from home
Proverbs
- There's no place like home
- Home is home though never so homely/poor
- Spanish: Casa mía, casa mía, por pequeña que tú seas, me pareces abadía
- French: À chaque oiseau, son nid paraît beau.
Finnish
( index H)
Noun
home
- mildew, mold
