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  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  home 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  home 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  home 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  home 
 
  2  senses  of  home 
 
  Sense  1 
  home 
  =>  house,  put  up 
 
  Sense  2 
  home 
  =>  return,  go  back  get  back  come  back 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  home 
 
  home  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  home 
 
  Sense  1 
  home 
  =>  house,  put  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  home 
  =>  return,  go  back  get  back  come  back 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  home 
  at  home 
  detention  home 
  federal  home  loan  bank  system 
  federal  home  loan  mortgage  corporation 
  foster  home 
  funeral  home 
  harvest  home 
  home 
  home-farm 
  home  appliance 
  home  brew 
  home  buyer 
  home  court 
  home  economics 
  home  equity  credit 
  home  equity  loan 
  home  folks 
  home  game 
  home  guard 
  home  loan  bank 
  home  movie 
  home  office 
  home  plate 
  home  range 
  home  reserve 
  home  rule 
  home  run 
  home  secretary 
  home  territory 
  home  truth 
  homebody 
  homebound 
  homeboy 
  homebuilder 
  homecoming 
  homecourt  advantage 
  homefolk 
  homegirl 
  homel 
  homeland 
  homeless 
  homeless  person 
  homelessness 
  homeliness 
  homemaker 
  homemaking 
  homeopath 
  homeopathy 
  homeostasis 
  homeowner 
  homer 
  homer  a.  thompson 
  homer  armstrong  thompson 
  homer  thompson 
  homesickness 
  homespun 
  homespun  fabric 
  homestead 
  homestead  law 
  homesteader 
  homestretch 
  hometown 
  homework 
  homework  problem 
  mental  home 
  mobile  home 
  motor  home 
  nursing  home 
  rest  home 
  secretary  of  state  for  the  home  department 
  stately  home 
  stay-at-home 
  take-home  pay 
  vacation  home 
 
  Overview  of  noun  home 
 
  The  noun  home  has  9  senses  (first  9  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (430)  home,  place  --  (where  you  live;  "deliver  the  package  to  my  home";  "he  doesn't  have  a  home  to  go  to";  "your  place  or  mine?") 
  2.  (350)  dwelling,  home,  domicile,  abode,  habitation,  dwelling  house  --  (housing  that  someone  is  living  in  "he  built  a  modest  dwelling  near  the  pond";  "they  raise  money  to  provide  homes  for  the  homeless") 
  3.  (116)  home  --  (the  country  or  state  or  city  where  you  live;  "Canadian  tariffs  enabled  United  States  lumber  companies  to  raise  prices  at  home";  "his  home  is  New  Jersey") 
  4.  (43)  home  --  (an  environment  offering  affection  and  security;  "home  is  where  the  heart  is";  "he  grew  up  in  a  good  Christian  home";  "there's  no  place  like  home") 
  5.  (38)  home,  nursing  home,  rest  home  --  (an  institution  where  people  are  cared  for  "a  home  for  the  elderly") 
  6.  (36)  base,  home  --  (the  place  where  you  are  stationed  and  from  which  missions  start  and  end) 
  7.  (7)  family,  household,  house,  home,  menage  --  (a  social  unit  living  together;  "he  moved  his  family  to  Virginia";  "It  was  a  good  Christian  household";  "I  waited  until  the  whole  house  was  asleep";  "the  teacher  asked  how  many  people  made  up  his  home") 
  8.  (7)  home  plate,  home,  plate  --  ((baseball)  base  consisting  of  a  rubber  slab  where  the  batter  stands;  it  must  be  touched  by  a  base  runner  in  order  to  score;  "he  ruled  that  the  runner  failed  to  touch  home") 
  9.  (3)  home  --  (place  where  something  began  and  flourished;  "the  United  States  is  the  home  of  basketball") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  home 
 
  The  verb  home  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  home  --  (provide  with  or  send  to  a  home) 
  2.  home  --  (return  home  accurately  from  a  long  distance,  as  of  some  birds;  "homing  pigeons") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  home 
 
  The  adj  home  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  home  --  ((sport)  used  of  your  own  ground;  "a  home  game") 
  2.  (4)  home  --  (relating  to  or  being  where  one  lives  or  where  one's  roots  are  "my  home  town") 
  3.  home  --  (having  controlling  authority;  where  important  decisions  are  made  "home  base";  "home  ofice") 
  4.  home  --  (relating  to  or  taking  place  in  a  home  or  house  or  household;  "home  cooking";  "home  furnishings";  "home  care  for  the  elderly") 
  5.  home,  interior,  internal,  national  --  (inside  the  country;  "the  British  Home  Office  has  broader  responsibilities  than  the  United  States  Department  of  the  Interior";  "the  nation's  internal  politics") 
 
  Overview  of  adv  home 
 
  The  adv  home  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (59)  home  --  (at  or  to  or  in  the  direction  of  one's  home  or  family;  "He  stays  home  on  weekends";  "after  the  game  the  children  brought  friends  home  for  supper";  "I'll  be  home  tomorrow";  "came  riding  home  in  style";  "I  hope  you  will  come  home  for  Christmas";  "I'll  take  her  home";  "don't  forget  to  write  home") 
  2.  (2)  home  --  (on  or  to  the  point  aimed  at  "the  arrow  struck  home") 
  3.  home  --  (to  the  fullest  extent;  to  the  heart;  "drove  the  nail  home";  "drove  his  point  home";  "his  comments  hit  home") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  home 
 
  3  of  5  senses  of  home 
 
  Sense  1 
  home(postnominal)  (vs.  away) 
 
  away  (vs.  home) 
 
  Sense  4 
  home(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  domestic)  ->  undomestic 
 
  Sense  5 
  home(postnominal),  interior(postnominal),  internal,  national 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  domestic)  ->  foreign 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  home 
 
  5  senses  of  home 
 
  Sense  1 
  home(postnominal)  (vs.  away) 
 
  Sense  2 
  home 
  Pertains  to  noun  home  (Sense  3) 
  =>home 
  =>  location 
 
  Sense  3 
  home 
  Pertains  to  noun  home  (Sense  6) 
  =>base,  home 
  =>  location 
 
  Sense  4 
  home(postnominal) 
  =>  domestic  (vs.  undomestic) 
 
  Sense  5 
  home(postnominal),  interior(postnominal),  internal,  national 
  =>  domestic  (vs.  foreign) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  home 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  home 
 
  home  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  home 
  at  home 
  home 
  home-baked 
  home-brewed 
  home-cured 
  home-loving 
  home-style 
  homebound 
  homegrown 
  homeless 
  homelike 
  homely 
  homemade 
  homeopathic 
  homeostatic 
  homeothermic 
  homeric 
  homesick 
  homespun 
  homeward 
  homeward-bound 
  homey 
  stay-at-home 
  take-home 
 
  Overview  of  noun  home 
 
  The  noun  home  has  9  senses  (first  9  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (430)  home,  place  --  (where  you  live;  "deliver  the  package  to  my  home";  "he  doesn't  have  a  home  to  go  to";  "your  place  or  mine?") 
  2.  (350)  dwelling,  home,  domicile,  abode,  habitation,  dwelling  house  --  (housing  that  someone  is  living  in  "he  built  a  modest  dwelling  near  the  pond";  "they  raise  money  to  provide  homes  for  the  homeless") 
  3.  (116)  home  --  (the  country  or  state  or  city  where  you  live;  "Canadian  tariffs  enabled  United  States  lumber  companies  to  raise  prices  at  home";  "his  home  is  New  Jersey") 
  4.  (43)  home  --  (an  environment  offering  affection  and  security;  "home  is  where  the  heart  is";  "he  grew  up  in  a  good  Christian  home";  "there's  no  place  like  home") 
  5.  (38)  home,  nursing  home,  rest  home  --  (an  institution  where  people  are  cared  for  "a  home  for  the  elderly") 
  6.  (36)  base,  home  --  (the  place  where  you  are  stationed  and  from  which  missions  start  and  end) 
  7.  (7)  family,  household,  house,  home,  menage  --  (a  social  unit  living  together;  "he  moved  his  family  to  Virginia";  "It  was  a  good  Christian  household";  "I  waited  until  the  whole  house  was  asleep";  "the  teacher  asked  how  many  people  made  up  his  home") 
  8.  (7)  home  plate,  home,  plate  --  ((baseball)  base  consisting  of  a  rubber  slab  where  the  batter  stands;  it  must  be  touched  by  a  base  runner  in  order  to  score;  "he  ruled  that  the  runner  failed  to  touch  home") 
  9.  (3)  home  --  (place  where  something  began  and  flourished;  "the  United  States  is  the  home  of  basketball") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  home 
 
  The  verb  home  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  home  --  (provide  with  or  send  to  a  home) 
  2.  home  --  (return  home  accurately  from  a  long  distance,  as  of  some  birds;  "homing  pigeons") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  home 
 
  The  adj  home  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  home  --  ((sport)  used  of  your  own  ground;  "a  home  game") 
  2.  (4)  home  --  (relating  to  or  being  where  one  lives  or  where  one's  roots  are  "my  home  town") 
  3.  home  --  (having  controlling  authority;  where  important  decisions  are  made  "home  base";  "home  ofice") 
  4.  home  --  (relating  to  or  taking  place  in  a  home  or  house  or  household;  "home  cooking";  "home  furnishings";  "home  care  for  the  elderly") 
  5.  home,  interior,  internal,  national  --  (inside  the  country;  "the  British  Home  Office  has  broader  responsibilities  than  the  United  States  Department  of  the  Interior";  "the  nation's  internal  politics") 
 
  Overview  of  adv  home 
 
  The  adv  home  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (59)  home  --  (at  or  to  or  in  the  direction  of  one's  home  or  family;  "He  stays  home  on  weekends";  "after  the  game  the  children  brought  friends  home  for  supper";  "I'll  be  home  tomorrow";  "came  riding  home  in  style";  "I  hope  you  will  come  home  for  Christmas";  "I'll  take  her  home";  "don't  forget  to  write  home") 
  2.  (2)  home  --  (on  or  to  the  point  aimed  at  "the  arrow  struck  home") 
  3.  home  --  (to  the  fullest  extent;  to  the  heart;  "drove  the  nail  home";  "drove  his  point  home";  "his  comments  hit  home") 



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