Home Definition
home
adverb
- at or to or in the direction of one's home or family; "He stays home on weekends"; "after the game the children brought friends home for supper"; "I'll be home tomorrow"; "came riding home in style"; "I hope you will come home for Christmas"; "I'll take her home"; "don't forget to write home"
- on or to the point aimed at; "the arrow struck home"
- to the fullest extent; to the heart; "drove the nail home"; "drove his point home"; "his comments hit home"
adjective
- used of your own ground; "a home game"
- relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are; "my home town"
- inside the country; "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"; "the nation's internal politics"
noun
- where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?"
- housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
- the country or state or city where you live; "Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home"; "his home is New Jersey"
- (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score; "he ruled that the runner failed to touch home"
- the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
- place where something began and flourished; "the United States is the home of basketball"
- an environment offering affection and security; "home is where the heart is"; "he grew up in a good Christian home"; "there's no place like home"
- a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"
- an institution where people are cared for; "a home for the elderly"
verb
- provide with, or send to, a home
- return home accurately from a long distance; "homing pigeons"
"Home" in song lyrics
See how home is used in real songs:
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"Holler at me on the real, I'm a take you home"
10sion — Let's Get it On -
"And we gel-team, felt the need for speed, til we safe at home"
1.4.0. Productions f/ Crunch Lo — So What Now? -
"Battery back, no leaving 'em home"
1.4.0. Productions f/ Othorized F.A.M. — Staten Islanders
Words that rhyme with home
Usage tips for "home"
Understanding the precise definition of a word helps you use it with confidence. When using "home" in your writing, consider whether you need the word itself or one of its synonyms — subtle differences in meaning can change the tone of a sentence. If you're writing poetry or song lyrics, check the rhymes for home to find words that pair well.