home
     adj 1: used of your own ground; "a home game" [syn: {home(a)}]
            [ant: {away}]
     2: relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots
        are; "my home town"
     3: inside the country; "the British Home Office has broader
        responsibilities than the United States Department of the
        Interior"; "the nation's internal politics" [syn: {home(a)},
         {interior(a)}, {internal}, {national}]
     n 1: 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?" [syn: {place}]
     2: housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest
        dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide
        homes for the homeless" [syn: {dwelling}, {domicile}, {abode},
         {habitation}, {dwelling house}]
     3: 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"
     4: 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"
     5: an institution where people are cared for; "a home for the
        elderly" [syn: {nursing home}, {rest home}]
     6: the place where you are stationed and from which missions
        start and end [syn: {base}]
     7: 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" [syn: {family}, {household},
         {house}, {menage}]
     8: (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"
        [syn: {home plate}, {home base}, {plate}]
     9: place where something began and flourished; "the United
        States is the home of basketball"
     adv 1: 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"
     2: on or to the point aimed at; "the arrow struck home"
     3: to the fullest extent; to the heart; "drove the nail home";
        "drove his point home"; "his comments hit home"
     v 1: provide with, or send to, a home
     2: return home accurately from a long distance; "homing
        pigeons"
Source: WordNet® 2.0