home
/hoสm/IPA: /HH OW1 M/
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A dwelling.
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Oneโs native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where oneโs ancestors dwell or dwelt.
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The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat.
โthe home of the pineโ
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A focus point.
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(of animals) To return to its owner.
โThe dog homed.โ
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(always with "in on") To seek or aim for something.
โThe missile was able to home in on the target.โ
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Of or pertaining to oneโs dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.
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(except in phrases) That strikes home; direct, pointed.
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Personal, intimate.
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To one's home
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At or in one's place of residence or one's customary or official location; at home
โEveryone's gone to watch the game; there's nobody home.โ
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To a full and intimate degree; to the heart of the matter; fully, directly.
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Into the goal
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Into the right, proper or stowed position
โsails sheeted homeโ
Synonyms
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A directory that contains a user's files.
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Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/home, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/home%20directory