| 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. |
| home port |
the location of a vessel between trips or during maintenance servicing, or its port of registration. [2 definitions] |
| homeporting |
the practice of establishing, in port cities, home ports for warships, esp. those carrying nuclear weapons. |
| Homer |
an actual or legendary Greek poet (about the eighth century B.C.). |
| homer |
(informal) in baseball, a home run. [2 definitions] |
| home range |
the area usu. covered by an animal during the course of a day or season. |
| Homeric |
of, concerning, or resembling Homer or esp. his poetry. [2 definitions] |
| homeroom |
a school classroom where students meet at the beginning of the school day for attendance and announcements. |
| home rule |
the principle or practice of self-government by the citizens of a country, state, or city, esp. as granted by a controlling authority. |
| home run |
in baseball, a hit that allows the batter enough time to touch all four bases in succession and score a run. |
| homesick |
yearning for one's home. |
| homespun |
of cloth or yarn, made or spun at home. [4 definitions] |
| homestead |
a house and the surrounding land and outbuildings, esp. a farm. [4 definitions] |
| homesteader |
someone who lawfully claims and settles on a piece of land. [2 definitions] |
| homestead law |
any law prohibiting forced sale or seizure of a homestead to settle debt. [2 definitions] |
| homestretch |
the last, straight portion of a racetrack, leading to the finish line. [2 definitions] |
| hometown |
the town or city in which one was born or grew up, or in which one has presently lived for a considerable time. |