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home
v. proceed toward a target (i.e. a guided missile, etc.); return to one's place of residence
 
n. place where one lives, residence; house, apartment; place where one feels comfortable; institution for disabled or homeless people; home plate (Baseball)


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Homes
Homes can refer to:Homes, peoples' places of residenceHouses, a structure for habitationa variation of homie, a slang term HOMES may refer to:a mnemonic for remembering the names of five Great Lakes.
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home
Noun
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?"
(synonym) place
(hypernym) residence, abode
(hyponym) home away from home, home from home
2. housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
(synonym) dwelling, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house
(hypernym) housing, lodging, living accommodations
(hyponym) cliff dwelling
(part-meronym) bathroom, bath
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"
(hypernym) location
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"
(hypernym) environment
5. an institution where people are cared for; "a home for the elderly"
(synonym) nursing home, rest home
(hypernym) institution
6. the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
(synonym) base
(hypernym) location
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"
(synonym) family, household, house, menage
(hypernym) unit, social unit
(hyponym) nuclear family, conjugal family
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"
(synonym) home plate, home base, plate
(hypernym) base, bag
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
9. place where something began and flourished; "the United States is the home of basketball"
(hypernym) beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
Verb
1. provide with, or send to, a home
(hypernym) house, put up, domiciliate
2. return home accurately from a long distance; "homing pigeons"
(hypernym) return, go back, get back, come back
(derivation) place
Adjective
1. used of your own ground; "a home game"
(synonym) home(a)
(antonym) away
(classification) sport, athletics
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"
(synonym) home(a), interior(a), internal, national
(similar) domestic
Adverb
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"


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home (m)
n. home, residence, house, apartment

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孟母三迁
meng4 mu3 san1 qian1
Mencius' mother moved house three times.
Said of a parents who give their children good education.

 
家徒四壁
jia1 tu2 si4 bi4
A home with four bare walls.
An expression describing extreme poverty.

 
後顾之忧
hou4 gu4 zhi1 you1
Worrying about trouble in the rear.
To worry about what is happening back at home.


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