used of your own ground; a home game'

relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are; my home town'

where you live at a particular time; deliver the package to my home; he doesnt have a home to go to; your place or mine?

[ Syn: place ]

housing that someone is living in; he built a modest dwelling near the pond; they raise money to provide homes for the homeless

[ Syn: dwelling , domicile , abode , habitation , dwelling house ]

the country or state or city where you live; Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home; his home is New Jersey'

(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

[ Syn: home plate , home base , plate ]

the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end

[ Syn: base ]

place where something began and flourished; the United States is the home of basketball'

an environment offering affection and security; home is where the heart is; he grew up in a good Christian home; there's no place like home'

a social unit living together; 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

[ Syn: family , household , house , menage ]

an institution where people are cared for; a home for the elderly

[ Syn: nursing home , rest home ]

at or to or in the direction of one's home or family; 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 take her home; don't forget to write home'

on or to the point aimed at; the arrow struck home'

to the fullest extent; to the heart; drove the nail home; drove his point home; his comments hit home'

inside the country; the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior; the nations internal politics

[ Syn: interior , internal , national ]

provide with, or send to, a home

return home accurately from a long distance; homing pigeons'