homburg
homburg

home


Definition: Meaning of, home in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / həʊm /

  • noun
  • synonym
  • antonym
Word Forms:
Singular Plural
home homes
  1. place where you live [uncountable and countable] the house, apartment, or place where you live
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  2. family [uncountable and countable] the place where a child lived with his or her family
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  3. where you came from/belong [uncountable and countable] the place where you came from or where you usually live, especially when this is the place where you feel happy and comfortable
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  4. your country [uncountable] the country where you live, as opposed to foreign countries
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  5. be/feel at home to feel comfortable in a place or with a person
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  6. be/feel at home to feel happy or confident about doing or using something
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  7. property [countable] a house, apartment etc considered as property which you can buy or sell
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  8. for taking care of somebody [countable] a place where people who are very old or sick, or children who have no family are looked after
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  9. make yourself at home spoken used to tell someone who is visiting you that they should relax
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  10. make somebody feel at home to make someone feel relaxed by being friendly towards them
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  11. the home of something the place where something was first discovered, made, or developed
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  12. the home of something the place where a plant or animal grows or lives
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  13. sports team at home if a sports team plays at home, they play at their own sports field
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  14. home from home British English American English a place that you think is as pleasant and comfortable as your own house
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  15. home sweet home used to say how nice it is to be in your own home
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  16. dogs'/cats' home British English a place where animals with no owners are looked after
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  17. find a home for something British English to find a place where something can be kept
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  18. what's that when it's at home? British English spoken used humorously to ask what a long or unusual word means
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  19. games [uncountable] a place in some games or sports which a player must try to reach in order to win a point
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
synonym
antonym
  • adverb
  • synonym
  • antonym
Word Forms:
Positive Comparative Superlative
N/A N/A N/A
  1. to or at the place where you live
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  2. take home £120 per week/$600 a month etc to earn a certain amount of money after tax has been taken off
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  3. hit/drive/hammer etc something home to make sure that someone understands what you mean by saying it in an extremely direct and determined way
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  4. hit/drive/hammer etc something home to hit or push something firmly into the correct position
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  5. bring something home to somebody/come home to somebody to make you realize how serious, difficult, or dangerous something is
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  6. hit/strike home if a remark, situation, or experience hits home, it makes you realize how serious, difficult, or dangerous something is
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  7. be home and dry British English informal to have succeeded in doing something
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  8. be home free American English informal to have succeeded in doing the most difficult part of something
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
synonym
antonym
  • adjective
  • synonym
  • antonym
Word Forms:
Positive Comparative Superlative
N/A N/A N/A
[only before noun]
  1. relating to or belonging to your home or family
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  2. done at home or intended for use in a home
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  3. played or playing at a team's own sports field, rather than an opponent's field
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  4. relating to a particular country, as opposed to foreign countries [=  domestic]
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
synonym
antonym
  • verb
  • synonym
  • antonym
Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
home homed homed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
homing homes
synonym
antonym

home used in phrases

  • Alec Douglas-Home (noun)
    1. british statesman, Prime Minister of the UK 1963-1964
  • Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home (noun)
    1. british statesman, Prime Minister of the UK 1963-1964
  • Douglas-Home (noun)
    1. british statesman, Prime Minister of the UK 1963-1964
  • Federal Home Loan Bank System (noun)
    1. the central credit system for thrift institutions
  • Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (noun)
    1. a corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages
  • Georgia home boy (noun)
    1. street name for gamma hydroxybutyrate
  • Home Alone
    1. (1990) a US humorous film in which a young boy is accidentally left at home alone when his parents go on holiday, and has to prevent two criminals from getting into his home and stealing things from it
  • Home Box Office
    1. a US CABLE TELEVISION company that mostly shows films
  • Home Counties
    1. the COUNTIES around London
  • Home Loan Bank (noun)
    1. one of 11 regional banks that monitor and make short-term credit advances to thrift institutions in their region
  • More

most searched words

word of the day

Ismailian
Pronunciation:
Parts of Speech: noun
an adherent of Ismailism; a member of the Ismaili branch of Shiism
Home Alone