a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.

the place in which one's domestic affections are centered.

an institution for the homeless, sick, etc.

a nursing home.

the dwelling place or retreat of an animal.

the place or region where something is native or most common.

any place of residence or refuge

a heavenly home.

a person's native place or own country.

(in games) the destination or goal.

a principal base of operations or activities

The new stadium will be the home of the local football team.

Baseball . home plate.

Lacrosse . one of three attack positions nearest the opposing goal.

of, pertaining to, or connected with one's home or country; domestic

home products.

principal or main

the corporation's home office.

reaching the mark aimed at

a home thrust.

Sports . played in a ball park, arena, or the like, that is or is assumed to be the center of operations of a team

The pitcher didn't lose a single home game all season. Compare away def. 11

to, toward, or at home

to go home.

deep; to the heart

The truth of the accusation struck home.

to the mark or point aimed at

He drove the point home.

Nautical .

into the position desired; perfectly or to the greatest possible extent

sails sheeted home.

in the proper, stowed position

The anchor is home.

toward its vessel

to bring the anchor home.

to go or return home.

(of guided missiles, aircraft, etc.) to proceed, esp. under control of an automatic aiming mechanism, toward a specified target, as a plane, missile, or location (often fol. by in on )

The missile homed in on the target.

to navigate toward a point by means of coordinates other than those given by altitudes.

to have a home where specified; reside.

to bring or send home.

to provide with a home.

to direct, esp. under control of an automatic aiming device, toward an airport, target, etc. ?

at home

in one's own house or place of residence.

in one's own town or country.

prepared or willing to receive social visits

Tell him I'm not at home. We are always at home to her.

in a situation familiar to one; at ease

She has a way of making everyone feel at home.

well-informed; proficient

to be at home in the classics.

played in one's hometown or on one's own grounds

The Yankees played two games at home and one away.

bring home to

to make evident to; clarify or emphasize for

The irrevocability of her decision was brought home to her.

home and dry

British Informal . having safely achieved one's goal.

home free

assured of finishing, accomplishing, succeeding, etc.

If we can finish more than half the work today, we'll be home free.

certain to be successfully finished, accomplished, secured, etc.

With most of the voters supporting it, the new law is home free.

write home about

to comment especially on; remark on

The town was nothing to write home about. His cooking is really something to write home about.

adjective

business , commercial

noun

office

adjective

at ease , at rest , central , down home , familiar , family , homely , homey , household , inland , in one’s element , internal , in the bosom , local , national , nativenotes:hone means to sharpen , while home (in) means to seek out a target; you can hone a skill but you home in on somethinga house is the building or structure in which one lives; home is the place one lives with the pleasant connotations or family ties included , familial , native

noun

abode , address , apartment , asylum , boarding house , bungalow , cabin , castle , cave * , commorancy , condo , condominium , co-op , cottage , crash pad * , diggings , digs , domicile , dormitory , dump * , dwelling , farm , fireside , flat , habitation , hangout * , haunt , hearth , hideout , hole in the wall , home plate , homestead , hospital , house , hut , joint * , living quarters , manor , mansion , nest * , orphanage , pad * , palace , parking place , place , residence , resort , roof * , rooming house , roost * , shanty , shelter , trailer , turf , villa , where the hat isnotes:hone means to sharpen , while home (in) means to seek out a target; you can hone a skill but you home in on somethinga house is the building or structure in which one lives; home is the place one lives with the pleasant connotations or family ties included , camping ground , country , element , family , habitat , haven , hills , home ground , homeland , hometown , household , land , locality , neck of the woods , neighborhood , range , roof , site , soil , stamping ground * , stomping ground , territorynotes:hone means to sharpen , lodging , stamping ground , hospice , birthplace , den , domestic , dwelling-place , estate , headquarters , hearthstone , ingleside , nest , retreat , seat , village