HOME

4 letters 9 Scrabble points /(h)əʊm/

Definition of HOME

noun
  1. A dwelling.

  2. One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt.

  3. 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"

verb
  1. (of animals) To return to its owner.

    "The dog homed."

  2. (always with "in on") To seek or aim for something.

    "The missile was able to home in on the target."

adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to one’s dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.

  2. (except in phrases) That strikes home; direct, pointed.

  3. Personal, intimate.

adverb
  1. To one's home

  2. At or 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."

  3. To a full and intimate degree; to the heart of the matter; fully, directly.

Related words: homeward
noun
  1. A directory that contains a user's files.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters H O M E
Length 4 letters
Scrabble Score 9 points

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