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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  Home, KS
    Zip code(s): 66438
  Home, PA
    Zip code(s): 15747
  Home, WA
    Zip code(s): 98349

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Home \Home\ (h[=o]m), n. (Zo["o]l.)
     See Homelyn.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Home \Home\ (h[=o]m; 110), n. [OE. hom, ham, AS. h[=a]m; akin to
     OS. h[=e]m, D. & G. heim, Sw. hem, Dan. hiem, Icel. heimr
     abode, world, heima home, Goth. haims village, Lith.
     k["e]mas, and perh. to Gr. kw`mh village, or to E. hind a
     peasant; cf. Skr. ksh[=e]ma abode, place of rest, security,
     kshi to dwell. [root]20, 220.]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The disciples went away again to their own home.
                                                    --John xx. 10.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Home is the sacred refuge of our life. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Home! home! sweet, sweet home!
              There's no place like home.           --Payne.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the
        domestic affections.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He entered in his house -- his home no more,
              For without hearts there is no home.  --Byron.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Her eyes are homes of silent prayer.  --Tennyson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Flandria, by plenty made the home of war. --Prior.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go
              about the streets.                    --Eccl. xii.
                                                    5.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Baseball) The home base; as, he started for home.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
  
     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 or familiar
        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.
  
     Syn: Tenement; house; dwelling; abode; domicile.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Home \Home\, adv.
     1. To one's home or country; as in the phrases, go home, come
        home, carry home.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Close; closely.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              How home the charge reaches us, has been made out.
                                                    --South.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              They come home to men's business and bosoms.
                                                    --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Wear thy good rapier bare and put it home. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Home \Home\, a.
     1. Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic;
        not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Games) In various games, the ultimate point aimed at in a
        progress; goal; as:
        (a) (Baseball) The plate at which the batter stands; same
            as home base and home plate.
        (b) (Lacrosse) The place of a player in front of an
            opponent's goal; also, the player.
            [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     Home base or Home plate (Baseball), the base at which the
        batter stands when batting, and which is the last base to
        be reached in scoring 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 favors or advocates home rule.
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  home \home\ (h[=o]m), v. i.
     1. To return home.
        [PJC]
  
     2. 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; as, the missile homed in on the radar site.
        [PJC]
  
     3. [fig.] To arrive at or get closer to an object sought or
        an intended goal; used with in on; as, the repairman
        quickly homed in on the cause of the malfunction.
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Homelyn \Home"lyn\, n. [Scot. hommelin.] (Zo["o]l)
     The European sand ray ({Raia maculata); -- called also
     home, mirror ray, and rough ray.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Home \Home\, n.
     In various games, the ultimate point aimed at in a progress;
     goal; as:
     (a) (Baseball) The plate at which the batter stands.
     (b) (Lacrosse) The place of a player in front of an
         opponent's goal; also, the player.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Home \Home\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
     See Homelyn.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Home \Home\, adv.
     1. To one's home or country; as in the phrases, go home, come
        home, carry home.
  
     2. Close; closely.
  
              How home the charge reaches us, has been made out.
                                                    --South.
  
              They come home to men's business and bosoms.
                                                    --Bacon.
  
     3. 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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Home \Home\, a.
     1. Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic;
        not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.
  
     2. 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 favors 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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Home \Home\ (110), n. [OE. hom, ham, AS. h[=a]m; akin to OS.
     hem, D. & G. heim, Sw. hem, Dan. hiem, Icel. heimr abode,
     world, heima home, Goth. haims village, Lith. k["e]mas, and
     perh. to Gr.? village, or to E. hind a peasant; cf. Skr.
     ksh?ma abode, place of rest, security, kshi to dwell. ?, ? ]
     1. 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.
  
              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.
  
     2. 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.
  
     3. 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.
  
     4. 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.
  
     5. 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.
                                                    5.
  
     6. (Baseball) The home base; he started for home.
  
     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.
  
     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 or familiar
        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.
  
     Syn: Tenement; house; dwelling; abode; domicile.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Homelyn \Home"lyn\, n. [Scot. hommelin.] (Zo["o]l)
     The European sand ray ({Raia maculata); -- called also
     home, mirror ray, and rough ray.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  home
       adj 1: used of your own ground; "a home game" [syn: home(a)]
              [ant: away]
       2: relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots
          are; "my home town"
       3: inside the country; "the British Home Office has broader
          responsibilities than the United States Department of the
          Interior"; "the nation's internal politics" [syn: home(a),
           interior(a), internal, national]
       n 1: where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to
            my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place
            or mine?" [syn: place]
       2: 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]
       3: 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"
       4: 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"
       5: an institution where people are cared for; "a home for the
          elderly" [syn: nursing home, rest home]
       6: the place where you are stationed and from which missions
          start and end [syn: base]
       7: 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]
       8: (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]
       9: place where something began and flourished; "the United
          States is the home of basketball"
       adv 1: 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"
       2: on or to the point aimed at; "the arrow struck home"
       3: to the fullest extent; to the heart; "drove the nail home";
          "drove his point home"; "his comments hit home"
       v 1: provide with, or send to, a home
       2: return home accurately from a long distance; "homing
          pigeons"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  home
     Καταλανικά n.
     άνδρας, άντρας

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  home
     Asturian n.
     1 man
     2 person
     3 husband
     Catalan n.
     1 man
     2 husband
     Esperanto adv.
     humanly; in a human fashion
     Galician interj.
     man! (non-gloss definition: (expresses surprise, or mild annoyance))
     Galician n.
     1 human; person
     2 mankind
     3 man (gloss: adult male)
     4 male human
     5 husband
     Italian n.
     (lb it computing) (l en home) (gloss: initial position of various
  computing objects)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm hom  home)
     Middle English pron.
     (alt form enm whom t=whom id=whom)
     Middle English pron.
     (alt form enm hem t=them id=them)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm hamme  enclosure; meadow)
     Middle English n.
     {alt+form|enm|hame||hame+(gl:+part+of+a+harness)" rel="nofollow">{alt form|enm|hame||hame (gl: part of a harness)
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm hummen  to hum)
     Norwegian Nynorsk vb.
     (alt form nocap=1 nn homma homa) (nn-fcon: 2012)
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt nonstandard) (alternative form of pt homem)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  home-
     pre.
     (alternative spelling of en homoe-)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Home
     n.
     (lb en computing) A key that when pressed causes the cursor to go to
  the first character of the current line, or in a web browser to the top
  of the web page.
     n.
     1 (surname en habitational from=Old English).
     2 (place en number of places c/USA), all apparently meaning (m en
  home), a place to live:
     3 # (place en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Franklin co/Marshall
  County s/Kansas).
     4 # (place en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Rayne co/Indiana
  County s/Pennsylvania).
     5 # (place en CDP co/Pierce County s/Washington).
     6 # (place en unincorporated community co/Braxton County s/West
  Virginia).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  home
     a.
     1 Of, from, or pertaining to one’s dwelling or country; domestic; not
  foreign (from 13th c.)
     2 (lb en now rare except in phrases) That strikes home; direct,
  pointed. (from 17th c.)
     3 (lb en obsolete) personal, intimate. (17th–19th c.)
     adv.
     1 To one's #English
     2 # To one's place of residence or one's customary or official
  location
     n.
     1 ''A dwelling.''
     2 # One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one
  lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the
  habitual abode of one’s family.
     vb.
     1 (lb en of animals transitive) To return to its owner.
     2 (lb en always with "in on" transitive) To seek or aim for
  something.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  home-
     pre.
     (alternative spelling of en homoe-)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Home
     n.
     (lb en computing) A key that when pressed causes the cursor to go to
  the first character of the current line, or in a web browser to the top
  of the web page.
     n.
     1 (surname en habitational from=Old English).
     2 (place en number of places c/USA), all apparently meaning (m en
  home), a place to live:
     3 # (place en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Franklin co/Marshall
  County s/Kansas).
     4 # (place en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Rayne co/Indiana
  County s/Pennsylvania).
     5 # (place en CDP co/Pierce County s/Washington).
     6 # (place en unincorporated community co/Braxton County s/West
  Virginia).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  home
     Catalan n.
     1 man
     2 husband
     Esperanto adv.
     humanly; in a human fashion
     Galician interj.
     man! (non-gloss definition: (expresses surprise, or mild annoyance))
     Galician n.
     1 human; person
     2 mankind
     3 man (gloss: adult male)
     4 male human
     5 husband
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm hom  home)
     Middle English pron.
     (alt form enm whom t=whom id=whom)
     Middle English pron.
     (alt form enm hem t=them id=them)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm hamme  enclosure; meadow)
     Middle English n.
     {alt+form|enm|hame||hame+(gl:+part+of+a+harness)" rel="nofollow">{alt form|enm|hame||hame (gl: part of a harness)
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm hummen  to hum)
     Old French n.
     1 man (male adult human being)
     2 man (mankind; ''Homo sapiens'')
     3 vassal; manservant

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  home-
     pre.
     (alternative spelling of en homoe-)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Home
     n.
     (lb en computing) A key that when pressed causes the cursor to go to
  the first character of the current line, or in a web browser to the top
  of the web page.
     n.
     1 (surname en habitational from=Old English).
     2 (place en number of places c/USA), all apparently meaning (m en
  home), a place to live:
     3 # (place en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Franklin co/Marshall
  County s/Kansas).
     4 # (place en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Rayne co/Indiana
  County s/Pennsylvania).
     5 # (place en CDP co/Pierce County s/Washington).
     6 # (place en unincorporated community co/Braxton County s/West
  Virginia).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  home
     Catalan n.
     1 man
     2 husband
     Esperanto adv.
     humanly; in a human fashion
     Galician interj.
     man! (non-gloss definition: (expresses surprise, or mild annoyance))
     Galician n.
     1 human; person
     2 mankind
     3 man (gloss: adult male)
     4 male human
     5 husband
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm hom  home)
     Middle English pron.
     (alt form enm whom t=whom id=whom)
     Middle English pron.
     (alt form enm hem t=them id=them)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm hamme  enclosure; meadow)
     Middle English n.
     {alt+form|enm|hame||hame+(gl:+part+of+a+harness)" rel="nofollow">{alt form|enm|hame||hame (gl: part of a harness)
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm hummen  to hum)
     Old French n.
     1 man (male adult human being)
     2 man (mankind; ''Homo sapiens'')
     3 vassal; manservant

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  home-
     pre.
     (alternative spelling of en homoe-)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Home
     n.
     (lb en computing) A key that when pressed causes the cursor to go to
  the first character of the current line, or in a web browser to the top
  of the web page.
     n.
     1 (surname en habitational from=Old English).
     2 (place en number of places c/USA), all apparently meaning (m en
  home), a place to live:
     3 # (place en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Franklin co/Marshall
  County s/Kansas).
     4 # (place en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Rayne co/Indiana
  County s/Pennsylvania).
     5 # (place en CDP co/Pierce County s/Washington).
     6 # (place en unincorporated community co/Braxton County s/West
  Virginia).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  home
     Englanti adv.
     1 kotiin
     2 kotona
     Englanti n.
     1 koti
     2 hoitola, hoitokoti, vanhainkoti
     3 (yhteys urheilu k=en) maali, kotipesä
     Englanti vb.
     ohjautua maaliin
     Katalaani n.
     mies

From Finnish Wiktionary: Finnish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-fi-2023-07-27 ]


  home
     n.
     mikä tahansa erilaisista sienistä, joiden rihmasto muodostaa kuohkeaa
  massaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  home
     Finska n.
     mögel
     Katalanska n.
     1 man; människa av hankön
     2 man; make

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  home /hˈəʊm/
  huis toe

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Home /hˈəʊm/
  البيت

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  home //(h)əʊm// //hoʊm// 
  у дома
  at home

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  home //(h)əʊm// //hoʊm// 
  1. дом 2.
  house or structure in which someone lives
   3.
  place of the affections
  2. роди́на
  someone’s native land