Word Meaning

homes definition and meaning

n. See Homelyn.
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.
n. One's native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one's ancestors dwell or dwelt.
n. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.
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.
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.
n. The home base; he started for home.
a. Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.
a. Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.
adv. To one's home or country; as in the phrases, go home, come home, carry home.
adv. Close; closely.
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.

Crossword clues for homes

- Abode
- Baseball plate
- Cottage craft, ... art
- Dwelling
- Dwelling place
- House
- House for some macho men
- Mortgage, ... loan
- Residence
- Birthplaces
- Dens (coll)
- Dwellings
- Habitual dwellings
- Houses
- Residences in famous detective’s report