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. |
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. |