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| 1. subst. (computing) A key that when pressed causes the cursor to go to the first character of the current line, or on the Internet to the top of the web page. | |
| 2. subst. A dwelling.: | |
| 3. subst. One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one | |
| 4. subst. The place where a person was raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian. | |
| 5. subst. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections. | |
| 6. subst. A house that has been made home-like, to suit the comfort of those who live there. | |
| It's what you bring into a house that makes it a home | |
| 7. subst. A place of refuge, rest or care; an asylum. | |
| a home for outcasts | |
| a home for the blind | |
| a veterans' home | |
| 8. subst. (by extension) The grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul. | |
| 9. subst. One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt. | |
| 10. subst. The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat. | |
| the home of the pine | |
| 11. subst. A focus point.: | |
| 12. subst. (board games) The ultimate point aimed at in a progress; the goal. | |
| The object of Sorry! is to get all four of your pawns to your home. | |
| 13. subst. (baseball) Home plate. | |
| 14. subst. (lacrosse) The place of a player in front of an opponent’s goal; also, the player. | |
| 15. subst. (Internet) The landing page of a website; the site's homepage. | |
| 16. subst. (lbl, en, computers) clipping of home directory | |
| 17. v. (always with "in on", transitive) To seek or aim for something. | |
| The missile was able to home in on the target. | |
| 18. adj. Of or pertaining to one’s dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts. | |
| 19. adj. Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust. | |
| 20. adv. to home | |
| 21. adv. to one's place of residence or one's customary or official location | |
| go home, come home, carry home | |
| 22. adv. to one's place of birth | |
| 23. adv. to the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length | |
| to drive a nail home; to ram a cartridge home | |
| 24. adv. (internet) to the home page | |
| Click here to go home. | |
| 25. adv. in one's place of residence or one's customary or official location; at home | |
| Everyone's gone to watch the game; there's nobody home. | |
| 26. adv. close; closely; to the center; deep | |
| 27. adv. (soccer) into the goal | |
| 28. adv. (nautical) into the right, proper or stowed position | |
| Sails sheeted home. | |
