home
• noun 1 the place where one lives. 2 an institution for people needing professional care. 3 a place where something flourishes or from which it originated. 4 the finishing point in a race. 5 (in games) the place where a player is free from attack. • adjective 1 relating to one’s home. 2 made, done, or intended for use in the home. 3 relating to one’s own country. 4 (in sport) denoting a team’s own ground. • adverb 1 to or at one’s home. 2 to the end or conclusion of something. 3 to the intended or correct position. • verb 1 (of an animal) return by instinct to its territory. 2 (home in on) move or be aimed towards. — PHRASES at home 1 comfortable and at ease. 2 ready to receive visitors. bring home to make aware of the significance of. close to home (of a remark) uncomfortably accurate. drive (or hammer) home stress forcefully. hit (or strike) home 1 (of words) have the intended effect. 2 (of the significance of a situation) be fully realized. home and dry chiefly Brit. having achieved one’s objective. home is where the heart is proverb your home will always be the place for which you feel the deepest affection, no matter where you are. — DERIVATIVES homeless adjective homelessness noun. — ORIGIN Old English.
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