homes

/hoสŠmz/

IPA: /HH OW1 M Z/

noun
  1. 1

    An informal term of address, like man or dude.

    โ€œHey, holmes! What's up?โ€

noun
  1. 1

    A dwelling.

  2. 2

    Oneโ€™s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where oneโ€™s ancestors dwell or dwelt.

  3. 3

    The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat.

    โ€œthe home of the pineโ€

  4. 4

    A focus point.

verb
  1. 1

    (of animals) To return to its owner.

    โ€œThe dog homed.โ€

  2. 2

    (always with "in on") To seek or aim for something.

    โ€œThe missile was able to home in on the target.โ€

noun
  1. 1

    A directory that contains a user's files.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/holmes, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/home, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/home%20directory, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/homes