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noun

ˈhōm How to pronounce home (audio)
Definition of homenext
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as in residence
the place where one lives as we entered his 34-room mansion, our host playfully exclaimed, "Welcome to my humble home!"

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as in habitat
the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found the American south, the home of the armadillo the island is home to many thousands of plant species

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as in country
the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship the U.S. is my home the folks back home were always eager for news about how well they had fared since moving away

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as in household
those who live as a family in one house comes from a loving home a man who believes that a person's home is the most important thing in life

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as in birthplace
a place of origin Springfield, Massachusetts, is the home of basketball, for it was there that Dr. James Naismith invented the game to keep his students active during foul weather

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home

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verb

as in to room

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Recent Examples of home
Noun
Next, Kılıçkan said Lenzing is expanding the fiber to home textiles. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026 The home has been under investigation since this summer, when Horsch's son, Eugene, was arrested in Center City after a traffic stop. — Joe Holden, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
But in recent years, researchers have homed in specifically on behaviors that indicate compulsive use of social media. — Carmel Wroth, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026 Multiple savings accounts can home this money, assuming savers don't want to try their luck investing in stocks instead. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for home
Recent Examples of Synonyms for home
  1. residence
  2. habitat
  3. country
  4. household
  5. birthplace
  6. room
  7. house
  8. range
Noun
  • The caller said a man was inside the residence and had fired a gun.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • It was commissioned to produce stationery for Queen Victoria’s residences in the 1890s, and is known for making the world’s first portable diary in 1908.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of residence
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  • The nonprofit group River Partners originally proposed a different version of the plan, one that would have permanently dedicated up to 16,000 acre-feet of water to the river and restored up to 7,500 acres of floodplain habitat.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Climate change is also shifting suitable oyamel habitats to higher elevations, threatening populations on lower mountains that may eventually lack the conditions needed to support the trees.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of habitat
Noun
  • On foreign policy, Lula has worked to boost the political influence of countries in the Global South as a founding member of the BRICS group, a grouping of major emerging economies that includes Brazil, China, Russia, India and South Africa.
    — Catherine Osborn, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Elon Musk, who has spent more than four hundred million dollars on Republican campaigns this election cycle, slowed Ukraine’s access to his Starshield satellite network, leaving that country more vulnerable to Russian attacks.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of country
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  • Students are eligible if their household income is no more than 300% of their area’s median gross income.
    — Lara Murray-Sterzel, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Real Simple tested the PrinceDeco Stretch Sofa Slipcover against an active household with two children and a 50-pound German shepherd/Shiba Inu mix, and reported the cover was still performing three months in.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of household
Noun
  • The Frankfurt Kitchen soon reached an audience beyond its birthplace.
    — Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In the spring, the sharks travel north from their wintering and birthplace grounds in Florida and the Carolinas, arriving in the Boston Harbor around mid-July.
    — Asia London Palomba, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of birthplace
Verb
  • The Terrace rooms on the ground floor have a private terrace, as the name suggests, but no plunge pool.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Room to room, lighting ranges from Jasper Morrison floor lamps to a Fortuny pendant, while antique vessels by Christofle, Tiffany Studios, and Joseff Hoffman mingle with King’s own designs for Zara Home or Audo Copenhagen.
    — Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of room
Noun
  • The country's upper house of parliament voted last month to require UBS to hold 90% of Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital, or about $16 billion in extra shares, as collateral to support its foreign subsidiaries.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The stranger’s dress had been stored in the family’s house for more than a decade.
    — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of house
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  • The organ has an imposing physical presence, but its expressive range can become constricting over 13 tracks.
    — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
  • That claimed range could make the Bobber useful for those just wanting to ride to the convenience store every now and then, although, as with any EV, real-world distance will depend on factors such as riding style, terrain, temperature, and payload.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Oct. 2026
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