| homebody |
someone whose interests and activities are centered in the home. |
| homebred |
raised or bred domestically; native. [2 definitions] |
| home-brew |
any alcoholic beverage, esp. beer, that is prepared at home. |
| homecoming |
a return to one's home. [2 definitions] |
| home-cooked |
prepared and cooked at home. |
| home economics |
the skills and art of managing a home, including nutrition, interior design, and child development. [2 definitions] |
| home fries |
sliced raw or boiled potatoes fried in oil or shortening; home fried potatoes. |
| homegrown |
raised or grown at home or locally, as vegetables or fruits. [2 definitions] |
| homeland |
one's native country or region. |
| homeless |
having no home. [2 definitions] |
| homeless shelter |
a place that provides temporary shelter for the homeless, esp. for the purpose of sleep. |
| homely |
lacking beauty; plain; unattractive. [3 definitions] |
| homemade |
made at home rather than purchased. [2 definitions] |
| homemaker |
one whose main occupation is the care of a household. |
| homeo- |
similar. |
| home office |
the main office of a business, organization, or company that has several offices. [2 definitions] |
| homeopathy |
treatment of a disease with small doses of a drug that would, if taken in larger amounts, produce in a healthy individual symptoms like those of the disease. (Cf. allopathy.) |
| homeostasis |
the tendency of a physiological system, esp. of mammals and other higher animals, to remain more or less stable. |
| homeowner |
a person who owns a home, usu. his or her own residence. |
| home page |
the main page of a Web site, often having a table of contents and links to other parts of the Web site. |
| home plate |
in baseball, a five-sided flat slab of hard rubber at which the batter stands, and which the base runner must touch in order to score a run. |