(n.) One's own dwelling place; the house in which one lives; esp., the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one's family; also, one's birthplace.
(n.) One's native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one's ancestors dwell or dwelt.
(n.) The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.
(n.) The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat; as, the home of the pine.
(n.) A place of refuge and rest; an asylum; as, a home for outcasts; a home for the blind; hence, esp., the grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul.
(n.) The home base; he started for home.
(a.) Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.
(a.) Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.
(adv.) To one's home or country; as in the phrases, go home, come home, carry home.
(adv.) Close; closely.
(adv.) To the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length; as, to drive a nail home; to ram a cartridge home.
Example Sentences:
(1) PMS is more prevalent among women working outside the home, alcoholics, women of high parity, and women with toxemic tendency; it probably runs in families.
(2) Parents of subjects at the experimental school were visited at home by a community health worker who provided individualized information on dental services and preventive strategies.
(3) It involves creativity, understanding of art form and the ability to improvise in the highly complex environment of a care setting.” David Cameron has boosted dementia awareness but more needs to be done Read more She warns: “To effect a cultural change in dementia care requires a change of thinking … this approach is complex and intricate, and can change cultural attitudes by regarding the arts as central to everyday life of the care home.” Another participant, Mary*, a former teacher who had been bedridden for a year, read plays with the reminiscence arts practitioner.
(4) The results of the evaluation confirm that most problems seen by first level medical personnel in developing countries are simple, repetitive, and treatable at home or by a paramedical worker with a few safe, essential drugs, thus avoiding unnecessary visits to a doctor.
(5) Since 1979 there has been an increase of 17,122 in the number of beds available in nursing homes.
(6) There will be no statutory inquiry or independent review into the notorious clash between police and miners at Orgreave on 18 June 1984 , the home secretary, Amber Rudd, has announced.
(7) Both condemn the treatment of Ibrahim, whose supposed offence appears to have shifted over time, from fabricating a defamatory story to entering a home without permission to misleading an interviewee for an article that was never published.
(8) The way we are going to pay for that is by making the rules the same for people who go into care homes as for people who get care at their home, and by means-testing the winter fuel payment, which currently isn’t.” Hunt said the plan showed the Conservatives were capable of making difficult choices.
(9) I felt a much stronger connection with the kids on my home block, who I rode bikes with nightly.
(10) All patients were discharged home from two to six days after surgery (mean (SD) 3.7 (1.2) days).
(11) But at the same time I didn't feel like, 'Aw, I'm home!'
(12) The aim of this study was to describe the contents of daily reports in two homes for the aged.
(13) We’ve spoken to them on the phone and they’ve all said they just want to come home.” A total of 93 pupils from Saint-Joseph were on the trip.
(14) Richard Hill, deputy chief executive at the Homes & Communities Agency , said: "As social businesses, housing associations already have a good record of re-investing their surpluses to build new homes and improve those of their existing tenants.
(15) Shelter’s analysis of MoJ figures highlights high-risk hotspots across the country where families are particularly at risk of losing their homes, with households in Newham, east London, most exposed to the possibility of eviction or repossession, with one in every 36 homes threatened.
(16) This is basically a large tank (the bigger the better) that collects rain from the house guttering and pumps it into the home, to be used for flushing the loo.
(17) Considerate touches includes the free use of cruiser bicycles (the best method of tackling the Palm Springs main drag), home-baked cookies … and if you'd like to get married, ask the manager: he's a minister.
(18) Some parents are blessed with a soul that lights up every time their little precious brings them a carefully crafted portrait or home-made greetings card.
(19) A failure to reach a solution would potentially leave 200,000 homes without affordable cover, leaving owners unable to sell their properties and potentially exposing them to financial hardship.
(20) He is shadow home secretary and will have to defend himself.
Homey
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) Branson's bolthole was intended to feel exclusive and homey at the same time – with well-thumbed board games in the semi-alfresco living area, state-of-the-art entertainment systems, tennis courts, two pools – and, recently, even a submarine.
(2) So, make no mistake, this is a significant amount of money, don't expect Roger Goodell to pull a Randy Moss and joke about paying it out in "straight cash homey", However, even a quick look at the NFL's finances makes it very clear that this will not be a crippling blow .
(3) King Ghezo, the most famous and ferocious ruler of the Dan-Homey empire which grew rich on trade – chiefly in slaves – with Europe, ruled from a throne that stood on the skulls of four of his enemies.
(4) Getting by on $15 an hour Like some of Homey’s employees, Gretz did not always have such a long commute to work.
(5) The space belongs to Homies Organizing the Mission to Empower Youth (Homey), a community organization focused on helping at-risk youth.
(6) Working at Homey, Gutierrez earns between $30,000 and $35,000 a year.
(7) • Calle Schiller 331, +52 55 5250 0274, no website, open 1.30-1130pm, Mon-Sat, closed Sun Fonda Fina, Colonia Roma Facebook Twitter Pinterest Photograph: Nicholas Gilman for the Guardian A fonda is like a bistro or trattoria – homey, intimate, a family affair.
(8) Homey was able to extend its lease, but its rent has almost doubled.
(9) On it, written in red marker is: “Moving day sux.” The organization renting the space above Homey was recently evicted and had just moved out, says Carlos Gutierrez, director of operations of Homey, when asked about the note.
(10) Organizations like Homey have been working with other organizations that tackle issues like affordable and low-income housing.
(11) We are the cockroach people,” jokes Robert Eligio Alfaro, executive director of Homey, who sits at a desk across from Gutierrez.
(12) Most of the people working at Homey have grown up in the Mission, but in recent years have had to move to places like Oakland and Stockton after being either evicted or having their rents hiked too far.