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Home

noun

Where you live at a particular time. Synonym: place. "He doesn't have a home to go to" , "Your place or mine?"

Housing that someone is living in. Synonyms: abode, domicile, dwelling, dwelling house, habitation. "They raise money to provide homes for the homeless"

The country or state or city where you live. "His home is New Jersey"

(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score. Synonyms: home base, home plate, plate.

The place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end. Synonym: base.

Place where something began and flourished.

An environment offering affection and security. "He grew up in a good Christian home" , "There's no place like home"

A social unit living together. Synonyms: family, house, household, menage. "It was a good Christian household" , "I waited until the whole house was asleep" , "The teacher asked how many people made up his home"

An institution where people are cared for. Synonyms: nursing home, rest home.

adverb

At or to or in the direction of one's home or family. "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"

On or to the point aimed at.

To the fullest extent; to the heart. "Drove his point home" , "His comments hit home"

verb

Provide with, or send to, a home.

Return home accurately from a long distance.

adjective

Used of your own ground. Antonym: away.

Relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are.

Inside the country. Synonyms: interior, internal, national. "The nation's internal politics"