| 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. |
| home video |
equipment having to do with the playing or recording of videocassettes or videodiscs in the home, or a videocassette or videodisc viewed in the home. |
| homeward |
to or toward home. [2 definitions] |
| homework |
schoolwork that is assigned to be done at home rather than at school. |
| homey |
pleasant, comfortable, or cozy; like home. |
| homicide |
the act of killing another person; murder. [2 definitions] |
| homiletics |
(used with a sing. verb) the art of composing and delivering homilies or sermons; art of preaching. |
| homily |
a sermon giving religious instruction. [2 definitions] |
| homing |
going or returning home; homeward bound. [2 definitions] |
| homing pigeon |
a kind of pigeon that is trained to return to its home roost, and that can deliver messages over long distances. |
| hominid |
any member of the family of two-legged primates that includes all humans and their ancestors. |
| hominize |
to cause to change so as to be compatible with mankind as it evolves. [2 definitions] |
| hominoid |
a member of a superfamily that includes the great apes and humans. [2 definitions] |