home

1. n. See Homelyn. Source: opted

2. n. One's own dwelling place; the house in which one lives; esp., the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one's family; also, one's birthplace. Source: opted

3. n. One's native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one's ancestors dwell or dwelt. Source: opted

4. n. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections. Source: opted

5. n. The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat; as, the home of the pine. Source: opted

6. n. A place of refuge and rest; an asylum; as, a home for outcasts; a home for the blind; hence, esp., the grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul. Source: opted

7. n. The home base; he started for home. Source: opted

8. a. Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts. Source: opted

9. a. Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust. Source: opted

10. adv. To one's home or country; as in the phrases, go home, come home, carry home. Source: opted

11. adv. Close; closely. Source: opted

12. adv. To the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length; as, to drive a nail home; to ram a cartridge home. Source: opted

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