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homemade Definition

home·made (hōm′mād′)

adjective

  1. made at home or on the premises
  2. as if made at home; esp., plain, simple, or crude

homemade Synonyms

homemade

modif.

homespun, domestic, do-it-yourself, indigenous, home-loomed, self-made, home-wrought, home-worked, made at home, of domestic manufacture, home, not foreign; see handmade, manufactured, native 2.

homemade Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • also: Also homemade ice cream, frozen ready-cooked meals and filled granary rolls, which they will make up with your own choice on request.
  • all: Prices for the meals ( all homemade ) are approx.
  • often: Lunch at this time of year ( sometimes dinner ) is often homemade soup, alll sorts of different combinations of veggies.
  • freshly: Freshly homemade, custard has a delicate flavor all of its own.
  • mostly: Their menu is 80 % vegetarian and vegan, and is mostly homemade.
  • entirely: We take great pride in our diverse and entirely homemade menus with cuisine to suit every taste.

Modifies a noun

  • shortbread: Served in a tall glass served with homemade shortbread.
  • scone: Anne of Cleves, the tearoom on Fore Street, makes a fine cream tea with homemade scones a specialty.
  • soup: Homemade soup is a great way to eat veg too.
  • cake: A basket of goodies plus a homemade fruit cake.
  • chutney: A homemade chutney from the WI market is their style.
  • favors: Homemade wedding favors can be labor extensive or have a sense of simple sophistication.

Used with adjective complement

  • make: Or try making homemade wraps using tortillas and your favorite fillings.
  • decorate: Try decorating homemade Christmas biscuits in the same way.