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home
1 to the place where you liveHow was the journey home? I was sick on the plane home. come/go/return home: What time are you coming home? on the way home (from something): On the way home from school, I met my friend Sue. walk/drive/fly etc home: I decided to walk home. be late home: Don’t be late home! Synonyms and related words
Home and places where people live 2 at the place where you liveI’ll be home all day Tuesday. Synonyms and related words
Home and places where people live 3 come home to somebodyto cause someone to fully understand somethingThe implications of this danger came home to me when I read the newspaper. Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 30/07/2018
hammer/hit/drive something home hit/strike home home and dry home and hosed home free take something home home
1 to the place where you liveHow was the journey home? I was sick on the plane home. come/go/return home: What time are you coming home? on the way home (from something): On the way home from school, I met my friend Sue. walk/drive/fly etc. home: I decided to walk home. Synonyms and related words
Home and places where people live 2 at the place where you liveI’ll be home all day Tuesday. Synonyms and related words
Home and places where people live 3 come home to somebodyto cause someone to fully understand somethingThe implications of this danger came home to me when I read the newspaper. Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 30/07/2018
hammer/hit/drive something home hit/strike home home and hosed home free take something home home
1 countable/uncountable the place where you liveWe go to a school close to our home. a child in need of a loving home at home: Peter isn’t at home today. away from home: I hate being away from home too long. Synonyms and related words
Home and places where people live 1a uncountable the place where your parents live and where you grew upat home: He is 43 and still living at home. leave home (=permanently stop living with your parents): I left home when I was 18. Synonyms and related words
General words for family members a near relative/relation be someone’s elder black sheep 1b uncountable the country or city where you livemake something your home: We decided to make Jamaica our home. at home: a great opportunity in markets both at home and abroad back home (=in my country): Back home, the weather is much better. be home to: California is home to many vineyards. Synonyms and related words
Inhabitants, citizens and citizenship aboriginal birthright the body politic 1c only before nounrelating to your home rather than your workhome address/telephone number: Write your home address at the top of your letter. home life (=family relationships): My home life is very important to me. Synonyms and related words
Home and places where people live 1d only before noundone, made, or experienced at homehome cooking/shopping/banking Synonyms and related words
Home and places where people live 1e only before nounrelating to things that happen within a country, rather than between different countriesThese cameras sell well in the home market. the minister for home affairs Synonyms and related words
Relating to a country, or its language or culture Afghan African African American
2 countable a building for people to buy or rentOne thousand new homes are being built in the area. There is a shortage of homes for rent. Synonyms and related words
Buildings where people live or stay adobe apartment block apartment building 2a a building where people who need special care can live and be looked after, for example an old-people’s home or a children’s homeThey didn’t want to put their mother in a home. home for: a home for orphans Synonyms and related words
Buildings where people live or stay adobe apartment block apartment building 2b Britisha building where animals, especially dogs or cats, who have no owner are looked after Synonyms and related words
Keeping and training animals answer to the name of call off cat litter
3 uncountable the place where a sports team is based and plays most of its games. A team that is playing at home is called the home team. If a team plays at the place where the opposing team is based, they are playing awayat home: United are playing at home tonight. Synonyms and related words
Sports fields and parts of sports fields all-seater the area AstroTurf 4 singular the place where something first started or was first madehome of: Scotland is the home of golf. Synonyms and related words
Origins and to have something as an origin 5 uncountable a place on a sports field that a player must try to get to in order to score a point in some sports Synonyms and related words
Baseball positions, actions and equipment 6 uncountable computinga home page Synonyms and related words
The internet access number account name address 7 countable the place where a particular group of people or type of plant or animal liveshome of: These wetlands are the home of a great variety of wildlife. Synonyms and related words
Inhabitants, citizens and citizenship aboriginal birthright the body politic 8 home is where the heart isyour home is always the place you feel the greatest affection for, wherever you happen to beIf home is where the heart is, then my home is my childhood house. Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 21/05/2019
be/feel/look at home don’t try this at home home from home home sweet home make yourself at home what’s .... when it’s at home?/who’s .... when they’re at home?
home
1 countable/uncountable the place where you liveWe go to a school close to our home. a child in need of a loving home at home: Peter isn’t at home today. away from home: I hate being away from home too long. Synonyms and related words
Home and places where people live 1a uncountable the place where your parents live and where you grew upat home: He is 43 and still living at home. leave home (=permanently stop living with your parents): I left home when I was 18. Synonyms and related words
General words for family members be someone’s elder black sheep blood 1b uncountable the country, state, or city where you livemake something your home: We decided to make Jamaica our home. at home: a great opportunity in markets both at home and abroad back home (=in my state or country): Back home, the weather is much better. be home to: California is home to many vineyards. Synonyms and related words
Inhabitants, citizens and citizenship aboriginal birthright the body politic 1c only before nounrelating to your home rather than your workhome address/phone number: Write your home address at the top of your letter. home life (=family relationships): My home life is very important to me. Synonyms and related words
Home and places where people live 1d only before noundone, made, or experienced at homehome cooking/shopping/banking Synonyms and related words
Home and places where people live
2 countable a building for people to buy or rentOne thousand new homes are being built in the area. There is a shortage of homes for rent. Synonyms and related words
Buildings where people live or stay adobe apartment apartment block 2a a building where people who need special care can live and be cared for, for example an old-people’s home or a children’s homeThey didn’t want to put their mother in a home. home for: a home for orphans Synonyms and related words
Buildings where people live or stay adobe apartment apartment block
3 uncountable a place on a sports field that a player must try to get to in order to score a point in some sports. This is short for home plate or home base in baseball and other games. Synonyms and related words
Baseball positions, actions and equipment 4 singular the place where something first started or was first madehome of: New Jersey is the home of professional basketball. Synonyms and related words
Origins and to have something as an origin 5 uncountable the place where a sports team is based and plays most of its games. A team that is playing at home is called the home team, and their supporters are called the home crowd. If a team plays at the place where the opposing team is based, they are playing awayat home: The Diamondbacks are playing at home tonight. Synonyms and related words
Sports fields and parts of sports fields 6 uncountable computinga home page Synonyms and related words
The internet access number account name address 7 countable the place where a particular group of people or type of plant or animal liveshome of: These wetlands are the home of a great variety of wildlife. Synonyms and related words
Inhabitants, citizens and citizenship aboriginal birthright the body politic 8 home is where the heart isyour home is always the place you feel the greatest affection for, wherever you happen to beIf home is where the heart is, then my home is my childhood house. Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 21/05/2019
be/feel/look at home don’t try this at home home away from home home sweet home make yourself at home
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