home

Definitions

1. noun

   The place where you live, especially with your family.

   Examples

   • This has been my home for twenty years.
   • I am going home after work.
   ≈tenement≈house≈dwelling≈abode≈domicile +1 more
2. noun

   The place where a person was born or grew up.

   Examples

   • Does she still live at home?
   • He left home when he was eighteen.
3. noun

   A place where you feel loved and safe.

   Examples

   • Without love, even a big house is not a home.
   • Her family made it feel like home.
4. noun

   A house that feels warm and comfortable to live in.

   Examples

   • It is what you bring into a house that makes it a home.
   • They turned the empty apartment into a home.
5. noun

   A place that gives care and shelter to people who need it.

   Examples

   • The town built a home for homeless people.
   • She works at a home for the elderly.
6. noun

   In old-fashioned use, the grave, or the final resting place.

   Examples

   • They laid him in his long home beneath the old oak tree.
   • The poem calls death our long home.
7. noun

   Anything that gives comfort, safety or a feeling of belonging.

   Examples

   • For many soldiers, the barracks became a kind of home.
   • The garden is a peaceful home for her thoughts.
8. noun

   The country or place that you come from.

   Examples

   • No matter how far I travel, I still call Australia home.
   • She misses home when she is abroad.
9. noun

   The place where a plant or animal normally lives.

   Examples

   • The rainforest is home to many unique animals.
   • The mountains are the home of the snow leopard.
10. noun

    In a game, the place you are trying to reach.

    Examples

    • In this game, you must get all four pieces home.
    • Players race to reach home first.