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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
The Tren de Aragua eventually expanded to the United States, which is home to about 700,000 Venezuelan migrants. — John Otis, NPR, 16 Mar. 2025 The reservation is also home to Foxwoods Resorts Casino. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
Last December, Franchise sold its home goods retail subsidiary W.S. Badcock Corp. to home retail competitor Conn’s, which ended up filing Chapter 11 in July to conduct an orderly wind-down of operations for both the Conn’s and W.S. Badcock banners. — Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019 At the same time, homing spikes shoot out from Hazard’s back toward nearby enemies. — Kris Holt, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 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 residence is situated on the banks of the Siletz River, the Statesman Journal reported.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Michael died at his Los Angeles, California, residence in 2009 after going into cardiac arrest.
    — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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  • The National Wildlife Federation said several factors, such as habitat loss, traffic incidents and pet trade, have contributed to the species' decline.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Planting a pollinator garden with milkweed (the only plant the butterflies will lay eggs on) and nectar-producing plants (for eating) can provide a hospitable habitat for migrating monarchs.
    — Jessica Boehm, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of habitat
Noun
  • While the politics of health and care do not always map onto war and its metaphors, public health is messy when new and virulent diseases take over a country in bereavement.
    — Edna Bonhomme, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Reece shows Freddy that desperate times can call for operating outside the lines, while Freddy’s commitment to family, country, and cause will help guide Reece on his path to redemption.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of country
Noun
  • The maximum amount of financial help an individual or household can receive from FEMA after a natural disaster destroys their home is $43,600 for housing assistance and an additional $43,600 for other needs.
    — Ames Alexander and, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
  • More to Explore The Ancient Art of Brewing with Stale Bread Lina Zeldovich October 15, 2019 Brewers are once again making beer from things that typically end up in one’s household trash, a 7,000-year-old custom.
    — Michael Allen, JSTOR Daily, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of household
Noun
  • While Ethiopia is often referred to as the birthplace of coffee, historical records show Yemen was where it was first cultivated, according to World Coffee Research.
    — Hira Qureshi, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Jody's Club Forest, a bar and grill on New York's Staten Island, claims to be the birthplace of the tournament brackets now filled out by millions of Americans in office betting pools.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of birthplace
Verb
  • The pair roomed together on road trips late last season after Sasaki arrived from Japan in March for the spring quarter and acclimated to his new life by traveling with the team without playing.
    — Janie McCauley, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Hey Dewy makes a compact, travel-friendly humidifier that humidifies rooms up to 500 square feet.
    — Anna Haines, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Definition of room
Noun
  • Authorities in New Jersey are investigating a house fire at the residence of a pharmaceutical executive as a potential arson.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Listings moved fast Earlier this year, U.S. houses were selling at the slowest pace since March 2020, Redfin reported.
    — Karri Peifer, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of house
Noun
  • The narrator is my own voice, and then Dorian is up in a higher head range.
    — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Also important is broadening how our content is made available and distributed to the broadest range possible, leveraging digital technology.
    — Edward Felsenthal, TIME, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of range

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