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 ;.
adverb
At, to, or toward the direction of home: going home for lunch.
On or into the point at which something is directed: The arrow struck home.
To the center or heart of something; deeply: Your comments really hit home.