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homes

29 definitions • 72 examples
1
the house, apartment, etc. where you live, especially with your family:

Examples:

The senator has two homes - an apartment in Washington and a house in Colorado.
He was living on the streets for three months, and his home was a cardboard box.
at home Call me at home after four o'clock.
stay at home Some people decide to stay at home and look after their children.
leave home He left home (= stopped living with his parents) when he was 23.
set up home UK More and more couples are setting up home together without getting married.
2
a house, apartment, etc. when it is considered as property that you can buy or sell:

Examples:

luxury/starter homes
3
the type of family you come from:

Examples:

We had a happy home.
broken home children from a broken home (= from a family in which the parents had separated)
4
a place where people or animals live and are cared for by people who are not their relations or owners:

Examples:

a children's home/an old people's home/a dogs' home
in a home He spent his early years in a home.
5
someone's or something's place of origin, or the place where a person feels they belong:

Examples:

I live in London, but my home (= where I was born) is in Greece.
feel like home I was actually born in New Zealand, but I've lived in Hong Kong for so long that it feels like home now.
6
your own country or your own area:

Examples:

She loves France, but she misses home.
at home At home we call this "lardy cake".
back at home UK I wonder what they're doing back at home.
7
If a sports team are/play at home, they play on their own sports field:

Examples:

They lost at home to the Jags but still made the playoffs.
8
another word for

Examples:

Garcia rounded third base and ran towards home.
When he reached home, all his teammates were there to mob him.
9
at or to your house or the place where you live:

Examples:

be home Don't worry, I'll be home soon.
US I'm sorry, he's not home right now.
home alone mainly US The kids were home alone.
go home She decided to give up and go home.
come home He came home as the dawn was breaking.
take someone/something home Josh was tired, so we took him home.
I took home a couple of books to read.
bring someone/something home I'll bring everyone home after the party.
get home See you when I get home!
get home late When you get home late, you don't feel like cooking.
get home early If he gets home early, he walks the dog.
make it home I hope you made it home safely last night?
stay home mainly US Some people decide to stay home and care for their children.
10
in or to the country or area where you come from:

Examples:

come home We pray all our troops will come home safely.
back home I wonder what they're doing back home.
Back home we call this jelly.
11
relating to the house, flat, etc. where someone lives:

Examples:

home ownership A lot of people favour home ownership over renting.
home improvements Home improvements can increase the value of your home.
home maintenance She struggles to find money for home maintenance.
home prices US Estate agents say home prices are down about 5 percent.
12
done at home, or intended to be used at home:

Examples:

home computer You can now get groceries delivered to your door via your home computer.
What's your home telephone number?
home-brewed beer
13
relating to your family or your life at home:

Examples:

home life His home life is affecting his work.
students who have a difficult home situation
14
connected with or done in your own country:

Examples:

home country His books were a success in his home country, but failed to find an audience abroad.
home market The company should strengthen its position in the home market before it expands overseas.
15
relating to the place where a team is based and plays a lot of its games:

Examples:

home team The home team always has an advantage
home side UK The game started badly for the home side.
home ground The next match will be at their home ground.
home game We play our home games on Sundays.
home match UK There's just one home match remaining; the rest are all away.
home advantage (= the improved chance of success that playing at home gives to a team)
the home strip (= clothing worn by a team when they play a home match)
16
a structure in which a person lives, esp. a house or apartment:

Examples:

[ U ] Phone me at home after four o’clock.
[ C ] We have a country home and a city home.
17
A home also refers to the family that lives together there:

Examples:

[ C ] a happy home
18
A home is also a place where a group of people live who need special care:

Examples:

[ C ] a nursing home
19
Your home address is the address of the place where you live.
20
a place of origin, or the place where a person belongs:

Examples:

[ C ] Australia is the home of the kangaroo.
[ U ] I’ve lived here for two years, but it still doesn’t feel like home.
21
When you are at home in a place or situation, you are comfortable and relaxed there:

Examples:

She’s beginning to feel at home in her new job.
Go into the living room and make yourself at home.
22
done or made in the place where you live:

Examples:

home cooking
23
For a sports team, home refers to the city or the building or stadium where that team usually plays:

Examples:

a home game
24
to or toward the place where you live:

Examples:

going home
25
relating to your own country, not a foreign country:

Examples:

The company decided it was over-dependent on the home market, and struck out abroad.
26
used to describe the place where a company has its main offices or factories:

Examples:

Previously, European airlines could only fly to the US from the carrier's home country.
27
relating to the home, not business:

Examples:

equipment for home use
28
relating to the place where you live:

Examples:

Please send the paperwork to my home address.
Home delivery is free if you spend more than £100.
29
to earn a particular amount of money after tax has been subtracted from your pay:

Examples:

She takes home $3000 per month.

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