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Home is defined as a house or place where a person or family lives or where someone was born.

(noun)

An example of home is Balmoral Castle where Queen Elizabeth II resides.
An example of home is Hawaii where Barack Obama was born.

The definition of home is something that relates to or happens inside the place where a person or family resides.

(adjective)

An example of home used as an adjective is the phrase home work which is the studying and assignments a student does away from school.
An example of home used as an adjective is the phrase home office which is an office inside your house.

See home in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the place where a person (or family) lives; one's dwelling place; specif.,
1. the house, apartment, etc. where one lives or is living temporarily; living quarters
2. the region, city, state, etc. where one lives
the place where one was born or reared; one's own city, state, or country
a place thought of as home; specif.,
1. a place where one likes to be; restful or congenial place
2. the grave
the members of a family as a unit; a household and its affairs: homes broken up by divorce
an institution for the care of orphans, people who are old and helpless, etc.
1. the place that is the natural environment of an animal, plant, etc.
2. the place where something is or has been originated, developed, etc.: Paris is the home of fashion
1. in many games, the base or goal
2. ☆ the home plate in baseball

Origin: ME < OE hām, akin to Ger heim < Gmc *haim < IE base *kei-, to lie, homestead > hide, Gr keisthai, to lie down, rest, L civis, townsman, ON heimr, home, Goth haima, OHG heim: basic sense “place where one lies; dwelling”

adjective

of home or a home; specif.,
1. of the family, household, etc.; domestic
2. of one's country, government, etc.; domestic
3. of or at the center of activity or operations: home office
reaching its goal; effective; forceful; to the point: a home truth
1. designating or having to do with games played in the city, at the school, etc. where the team originates: a team's home field
2. designating or of the team playing in its own city or at its own school or facility: white home uniforms
of or for use in the home

adverb

at, to, or in the direction of home or a home
to the place where it must ultimately go; to the point aimed at: to drive a nail home
to the center or heart of a matter; closely; directly; deeply

Origin: orig. the n. as acc. of direction

intransitive verb homed, homing

to go or return to one's home
to have a home

transitive verb

to send to, put into, or provide with a home

See home in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A place where one lives; a residence.
The physical structure within which one lives, such as a house or apartment.
A dwelling place together with the family or social unit that occupies it; a household.
a. An environment offering security and happiness.
b. A valued place regarded as a refuge or place of origin.
The place, such as a country or town, where one was born or has lived for a long period.
The native habitat, as of a plant or animal.
The place where something is discovered, founded, developed, or promoted; a source.
A headquarters; a home base.
a. Baseball Home plate.
b. Games Home base.
An institution where people are cared for: a home for the elderly.
Computer Science
a. The starting position of the cursor on a text-based computer display, usually in the upper left corner of the screen.
b. A starting position within a computer application, such as the beginning of a line, file, or screen or the top of a chart or list.

adjective

a. Of or relating to a home, especially to one's household or house: home cooking; home furnishings.
b. Taking place in the home: home care for the elderly.
Of, relating to, or being a place of origin or headquarters: the home office.
Sports Relating to a team's sponsoring institution or to the place where it is franchised: a home game; the home field advantage.
Of, relating to, or being the keys used as base positions for the fingers in touch-typing: The home row on a standard keyboard consists of the keys for A, S, D, F, J, K, L, and ;.