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Definition home in American English

home noun

noun
/hoʊm/
1

the place where you live

Example

We go to a school close to our home.

Example

a child in need of a loving home

Example

Peter isn't at home today.

Example

I hate being away from home too long.

Synonyms and related words
home environment town
1.1

the place where your parents live and where you grew up

Example

He is 43 and still living at home.

Example

I left home when I was 18.

Synonyms and related words
be someone’s elder black sheep blood
1.2

the country, state, or city where you live

Example

We decided to make Jamaica our home.

Example

a great opportunity in markets both at home and abroad

Example

Back home, the weather is much better.

Example

California is home to many vineyards.

Synonyms and related words
aboriginal birthright the body politic
1.3

relating to your home rather than your work

Example

a home computer

Example

Write your home address at the top of your letter.

Example

My home life is very important to me.

Synonyms and related words
home environment town
1.4

done, made, or experienced at home

Example

home cooking/shopping/banking

Example

home comforts

Synonyms and related words
home environment town
2

a building for people to buy or rent

Example

One thousand new homes are being built in the area.

Example

There is a shortage of homes for rent.

Synonyms and related words
adobe apartment apartment building
2.1

a building where people who need special care can live and be cared for, for example an old-people's home or a children's home

Example

They didn't want to put their mother in a home.

Example

a home for orphans

Synonyms and related words
adobe apartment apartment building
3

a place on a sports field that a player must try to get to in order to score a point in some sports. This is short for home plate or home base in baseball and other games.

Synonyms and related words
at bat at bat balk
4

the place where something first started or was first made

Example

New Jersey is the home of professional basketball.

Synonyms and related words
come from origin derive
5

the place where a sports team is based and plays most of its games. A team that is playing at home is called the home team, and their supporters are called the home crowd. If a team plays at the place where the opposing team is based, they are playing away

Example

The Diamondbacks are playing at home tonight.

Synonyms and related words
alley AstroTurf backstop
6

a home page

Synonyms and related words
access number account name address
7

the place where a particular group of people or type of plant or animal lives

Example

These wetlands are the home of a great variety of wildlife.

Synonyms and related words
aboriginal birthright the body politic
Definition home in American English

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