Definitions for the word "home" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. n.
See Homelyn.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
One's native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one's ancestors dwell or dwelt.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
The home base; he started for home.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. a.
Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. a.
Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. adv.
To one's home or country; as in the phrases, go home, come home, carry home.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
11. adv.
Close; closely.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
12. adv.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
13. n.
1 a place where one lives; fixed residence. B dwelling-house. 2 family circumstances (comes from a good home). 3 native land. 4 institution caring for people or animals. 5 place where a thing originates, is kept, or is native or most common. 6 a finishing-point in a race. B (in games) place where one is safe; goal. 7 sport home match or win. attrib. Adj. 1 a of or connected with one''s home. B carried on, done, or made, at home. 2 in one''s own country (home industries; the home market). 3 sport played on one''s own ground etc. (home match). adv. 1 to, at, or in one''s home or country (go home; is he home yet?).
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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