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Home
A home, or domicile, is a living space used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for an individual, family, household or several families in a tribe. It is often a house, apartment, or other building, or alternatively a mobile home, houseboat, yurt or any other portable shelter. A principle of constitutional law in many countries, related to the right to privacy enshrined in article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the inviolability of the home as an individual’s place of shelter and refuge.
Homes typically provide areas and facilities for sleeping, preparing food, eating and hygiene. Larger groups may live in a nursing home, children’s home, convent or any similar institution. A homestead also includes agricultural land and facilities for domesticated animals. Where more secure dwellings are not available, people may live in the informal and sometimes illegal shacks found in slums and shanty towns. More generally, “home” may be considered to be a geographic area, such as a town, village, suburb, city, or country.
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Native (adjective)
Belonging to one by birth.
“This is my native land.”
“English is not my native language.”
“I need a volunteer native New Yorker for my next joke…”
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Native (adjective)
Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times.
“What are now called ‘Native Americans’ used to be called Indians.”
“The native peoples of Australia are called aborigines.”
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Native (adjective)
of or relating to the native inhabitants of the Americas, or of Australia.
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Native (adjective)
Born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found; not foreign or imported.
“a native inhabitant”
“native oysters or strawberries”
“Many native artists studied abroad.”
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Native (adjective)
Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by man.
“The naturalized Norway maple often outcompetes the native North American sugar maple.”
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Native (adjective)
Pertaining to the system or architecture in question.
“This is a native back-end to gather the latest news feeds.”
“The native integer size is sixteen bits.”
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Native (adjective)
Occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form; native aluminium, native salt.
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Native (adjective)
Arising by birth; having an origin; born.
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Native (adjective)
Original; constituting the original substance of anything.
“native dust”
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Native (adjective)
Naturally related; cognate; connected (with).
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Native (noun)
A person who is native to a place; a person who was born in a place.
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Native (noun)
A person of aboriginal stock, as distinguished from a person who was or whose ancestors were foreigners or settlers/colonizers. nodot=1 aboriginal inhabitant of the Americas or Australia.
“Some natives must have stolen our cattle.”
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Native (noun)
A native speaker.
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Native (noun)
, a kind of oyster.
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Home (noun)
A dwelling.
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Home (noun)
One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one’s family; also, one’s birthplace.
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Home (noun)
The place where a person was raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian.
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Home (noun)
The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.
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Home (noun)
A house that has been made home-like, to suit the comfort of those who live there.
“It’s what you bring into a house that makes it a home”
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Home (noun)
A place of refuge, rest or care; an asylum.
“a home for outcasts”
“a home for the blind”
“a veterans’ home”
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Home (noun)
One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt.
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Home (noun)
The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat.
“the home of the pine”
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Home (noun)
A focus point.
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Home (noun)
The grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul.
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Home (noun)
The ultimate point aimed at in a progress; the goal.
“The object of Sorry! is to get all four of your pawns to your home.”
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Home (noun)
Home plate.
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Home (noun)
The place of a player in front of an opponent’s goal; also, the player.
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Home (noun)
clipping of home directory
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Home (verb)
To seek or aim for something.
“The missile was able to home in on the target.”
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Home (adjective)
Of or pertaining to one’s dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.
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Home (adjective)
Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.
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Home (adverb)
to home
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Home (adverb)
to one’s place of residence or one’s customary or official location
“l|en|go home, come home, carry home”
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Home (adverb)
to one’s place of birth
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Home (adverb)
to the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length
“to drive a nail home; to ram a cartridge home”
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Home (adverb)
in one’s place of residence or one’s customary or official location; at home
“Everyone’s gone to watch the game; there’s nobody home.”
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Home (adverb)
; closely; to the center; deep
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Home (adverb)
into the goal
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Home (adverb)
into the right, proper or stowed position
“Sails sheeted home.”
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Home (noun)
the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household
“the floods forced many people to flee their homes”
“I was nineteen when I left home and went to college”
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Home (noun)
the family or social unit occupying a permanent residence
“he came from a good home”
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Home (noun)
a house or flat considered as a commercial property
“low-cost homes for first-time buyers”
“the growth in home ownership”
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Home (noun)
the district or country where one was born or has settled on a long-term basis
“they have made Provence their home”
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Home (noun)
a place where something flourishes, is most typically found, or from which it originates
“Montana is home to a surprising number of rare mammals”
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Home (noun)
a place where an object is kept.
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Home (noun)
an institution for people needing professional care or supervision
“an old people’s home”
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Home (noun)
the finishing point in a race
“he was four fences from home”
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Home (noun)
(in games) the place where a player is free from attack.
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Home (noun)
(in lacrosse) each of the three players stationed nearest their opponents’ goal.
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Home (noun)
short for home plate
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Home (noun)
a match played or won by a team on their own ground.
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Home (adjective)
relating to the place where one lives
“I don’t have your home address”
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Home (adjective)
made, done, or intended for use in the home
“a home computer”
“traditional home cooking”
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Home (adjective)
relating to one’s own country
“we need to stimulate demand within the UK home market”
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Home (adjective)
(of a sports fixture) played at the team’s own ground
“a home win”
“their first home match of the season”
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Home (adjective)
relating to or denoting a sports team that is playing at its own ground
“the home side”
“home fans”
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Home (adjective)
denoting the administrative centre of an organization
“the company has moved its home office”
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Home (adverb)
to or at the place where one lives
“what time did he get home last night?”
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Home (adverb)
to the end or conclusion of a race or something difficult
“the favourite romped home six lengths clear”
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Home (adverb)
to the intended or correct position
“he slid the bolt home noisily”
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Home (verb)
(of an animal) return by instinct to its territory after leaving it
“a dozen geese homing to their summer nesting grounds”
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Home (verb)
(of a pigeon bred for long-distance racing) fly back to or arrive at its loft after being released at a distant point
“pigeons who do not home will win no prizes”
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Home (verb)
move or be aimed towards (a target or destination) with great accuracy
“more than 100 missiles were launched, homing in on radar emissions”
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Home (verb)
focus attention on
“a teaching style which homes in on what is of central importance for each pupil”
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Home (verb)
provide (an animal) with a home as a pet
“each year thousands of cats which could have been homed are being needlessly put down”
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