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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. A place where one lives; a residence.
2. n. The physical structure within which one lives, such as a house or apartment.
3. n. A dwelling place together with the family or social unit that occupies it; a household.
4. n. An environment offering security and happiness.
5. n. A valued place regarded as a refuge or place of origin.
6. n. The place, such as a country or town, where one was born or has lived for a long period.
7. n. The native habitat, as of a plant or animal.
8. n. The place where something is discovered, founded, developed, or promoted; a source.
9. n. A headquarters; a home base.
10. n. Baseball Home plate.
11. n. Games Home base.
12. n. An institution where people are cared for: a home for the elderly.
13. n. Computer Science The starting position of the cursor on a text-based computer display, usually in the upper left corner of the screen.
14. n. Computer Science A starting position within a computer application, such as the beginning of a line, file, or screen or the top of a chart or list.
15. adj. Of or relating to a home, especially to one's household or house: home cooking; home furnishings.
16. adj. Taking place in the home: home care for the elderly.
17. adj. Of, relating to, or being a place of origin or headquarters: the home office.
18. adj. Sports Relating to a team's sponsoring institution or to the place where it is franchised: a home game; the home field advantage.
19. adj. Of, relating to, or being the keys used as base positions for the fingers in touch-typing: The home row on a standard keyboard consists of the keys for A, S, D, F, J, K, L, and ;.
20. adv. At, to, or toward the direction of home: going home for lunch.
21. adv. On or into the point at which something is directed: The arrow struck home.
22. adv. To the center or heart of something; deeply: Your comments really hit home.
23. v. To go or return to one's residence or base of operations.
24. v. To be guided to a target automatically, as by means of radio waves.
25. v. To move or lead toward a goal: The investigators were homing in on the truth.
26. v. To guide (a missile or aircraft) to a target automatically.
27. idiom. at home Available to receive visitors: at home on Thursdays.
28. idiom. at home Comfortable and relaxed; at ease: at home in diplomatic circles.
29. idiom. at home Feeling an easy competence and familiarity: at home in French.
30. idiom. home free Out of jeopardy; assured of success: We had our hardest exams first and were home free after that.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A dwelling; the residence of a family or household; a seat of domestic life and interests; hence, one's abode; the house in which one has his fixed or usual residence, or which he regards as his definite dwelling-place.
2. n. The place or region in which one lives; one's own locality or country.
3. n. The place or region where some specified thing is most common, indigenous, or native; the seat or native habitat.
4. n. An institute or establishment designed to afford the comforts of domestic life to the homeless, sick, or destitute: as, a sailors’ or soldiers’ home; a home for the aged.
5. n. In games, the ultimate point to which a player runs, or to which effort is directed; the goal.
6. n. Specifically— In base-ball, the space or base immediately in front of the batters’ position. See base-ball.
7. n. In lacrosse, the position of a player who stands just in front of his opponents’ goal, and who tries to throw the ball through it; also, the player himself.
8. n. In the position of being thoroughly familiar with a subject; conversant: as, to be at home in a science.
9. n. In one's own country.
10. n. Prepared to receive social calls or visits: a conventional phrase. Hence, as a noun
11. n. A time fixed for receiving callers; a reception.
12. Connected with one's home or place of abode, or with one's country; domestic: often opposed to foreign.
13. Close; to the point; effective; coming home to the subject or the thing: as, a home thrust in argument; a home blow in boxing.
14. In sporting: Situated near or at the goal; final: as, the home stretch; the home base.
15. Reaching, or enabling a player to reach, home or the goal: as, a home run; a home hit.
16. To, toward, or at home, in any sense of that word.
17. To the point; to the mark aimed at; so as to produce an intended effect; effectively; satisfactorily; closely: as, to strike home; to charge home; to speak home.
18. To dwell; have a home; also (chiefly in the present participle), to go home instinctively, as a carrier-pigeon. See homing.
19. To bring, carry, or send home: as, the homing of the harvest; to home a carrier-pigeon.

Wiktionary

1. n. One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one’s family; also, one’s birthplace.
2. n. One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt.
3. n. The place where a person was raised; Childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian.
4. n. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.
5. n. The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat.
6. n. A place of refuge, rest or care; an asylum.
7. n. by extension the grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul.
8. n. gaming The ultimate point aimed at in a progress; the goal.
9. n. baseball Home plate.
10. n. lacrosse The place of a player in front of an opponent’s goal; also, the player.
11. n. Internet The landing page of a website; the site's homepage
12. n. US, slang shortened form of homeboy
13. v. To seek or aim for something.
14. adj. Of or pertaining to one’s dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.
15. adj. Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.
16. adv. To one’s home or country.
17. adv. Close; closely.
18. adv. To the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length.
19. adv. In one's place of residence or one's customary or official location; at home.
20. adv. UK, soccer Into the goal.
21. adv. Internet To the home page.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. (Zoöl.) See homelyn.
2. n. One's own dwelling place; the house 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.
3. n. One's native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one's ancestors dwell or dwelt.
4. n. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.
5. n. The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat.
6. n. A place of refuge and rest; an asylum; ; hence, esp., the grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul.
7. n. (Baseball) The home base.
8. adj. Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign.
9. adj. Close; personal; pointed.
10. adj. (Games) In various games, the ultimate point aimed at in a progress; goal.
11. adj. (Baseball) The plate at which the batter stands; same as home base and home plate.
12. adj. (Lacrosse) The place of a player in front of an opponent's goal; also, the player.
13. adv. To one's home or country
14. adv. Close; closely.
15. adv. To the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length
16. v. To return home.
17. v. To proceed toward an object or location intended as a target; -- of missiles which can change course in flight under internal or external control; usually used with in on.
18. v. To arrive at or get closer to an object sought or an intended goal; used with in on.

WordNet 3.0

1. adv. at or to or in the direction of one's home or family
2. n. an environment offering affection and security
3. adj. used of your own ground
4. n. (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
5. v. return home accurately from a long distance
6. v. provide with, or send to, a home
7. n. where you live at a particular time
8. adj. inside the country
9. adv. to the fullest extent; to the heart
10. n. the country or state or city where you live
11. adv. on or to the point aimed at
12. n. a social unit living together
13. n. housing that someone is living in
14. adj. relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are
15. n. place where something began and flourished
16. n. the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
17. n. an institution where people are cared for