Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Made or prepared in the home: homemade pie.
- adj. Made by oneself.
- adj. Crudely or simply made.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Made at home; of domestic manufacture.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Made at home; of domestic manufacture; made either in a private family or in one's own country.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. made or produced in the home or by yourself
Examples
“Police detonated what they described as a homemade explosive found in room 1808, leading authorities to believe the perpetrators posed as guests there.”
“Police detonated what they described as a homemade explosive found in room 1808.”
“Survivors have been living in homemade, tattered tents of tin, cardboard and plastic sheets, all strung together in endless rows to fortify them against heavy rains.”
“I know the money goes to a good cause, but homemade is just as good and healthier, especially when the stash in the freezer is gone!”
“You can eat it straight from the packaging, or you can use the cookie dough in homemade ice creams (or store-bought, of course) and other treats that might need a little bit of cookie dough.”
“I make a chicken soup base using onions, carrots, celery, garlic and chicken stock (storebought, but homemade is good if you have it) and add the shredded chicken into it.”
“September 2nd 1922 – Curiosity and amusement were had by attendees of the annual masquerade when a number of borough women arrived masked and dressed in homemade costumes as firemen, proclaiming to be Volunteer Fire Department, No. 2″”
Creation of the Beachwood Volunteer Fire Company « Beachwood Historical Alliance
“Fluffy white cake engorged in homemade chocolate buttercream frosting.”
“But there's an even bigger difference: Halloween has become a huge deal, a lot more than an after-dark trek through the neighborhood in homemade costumes.”
The Huffington Post: Eileen Ogintz: Are You Ready for the Ghosts and Goblins?
“Favorite homemade is a lovely and simple egg salad and bacon with a few shots of Chipotle Tabasco on Columbo sour dough, washed down with a cold Anchor Steam.”
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Buttery
Words that make me feel cozy
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The things they carried (List 2)
Listening to this as an audio book for the second time. Tim O'Brien uses simple words and phrases to great effect. Very few unfamilar and big words . The writing style reminds me of words from Joh...
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of little to no importance
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OM3 Lesson 30
glider, hang gliding, hang glider, alone, crash, scared, few, cookie, homemade, ourselves, without, completely and 9 more...
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