| 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. |
| home front |
the civilian population or location during a time of war abroad conceived of an assisting force or as an additional theater of war in which the "combatants" do not actually fight but engage in activities that support those who do. |
| 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. |