Home Definition–noun | 1. | a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household. |
| 2. | the place in which one's domestic affections are centered. |
| 3. | an institution for the homeless, sick, etc.: a nursing home. |
| 4. | the dwelling place or retreat of an animal. |
| 5. | the place or region where something is native or most common. |
| 6. | any place of residence or refuge: a heavenly home. |
| 7. | a person's native place or own country. |
| 8. | (in games) the destination or goal. |
| 9. | a principal base of operations or activities: The new stadium will be the home of the local football team. |
| 11. | Lacrosse. one of three attack positions nearest the opposing goal. |
–adjective | 12. | of, pertaining to, or connected with one's home or country; domestic: home products. |
| 13. | principal or main: the corporation's home office. |
| 14. | reaching the mark aimed at: a home thrust. |
| 15. | Sports. played in a ball park, arena, or the like, that is or is assumed to be the center of operations of a team: The pitcher didn't lose a single home game all season. Compare away (def. 11). |
–adverb | 16. | to, toward, or at home: to go home. |
| 17. | deep; to the heart: The truth of the accusation struck home. |
| 18. | to the mark or point aimed at: He drove the point home. |
| 19. | Nautical. | a. | into the position desired; perfectly or to the greatest possible extent: sails sheeted home. |
| b. | in the proper, stowed position: The anchor is home. |
| c. | toward its vessel: to bring the anchor home. |
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| 21. | (of guided missiles, aircraft, etc.) to proceed, esp. under control of an automatic aiming mechanism, toward a specified target, as a plane, missile, or location (often fol. by in on): The missile homed in on the target. |
| 22. | to navigate toward a point by means of coordinates other than those giv
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| 23. | to have a home where specified; reside. |
–verb (used with object) | 24. | to bring or send home. |
| 25. | to provide with a home. |
| 26. | to direct, esp. under control of an automatic aiming device, toward an airport, target, etc. |
—Idioms| 27. | at home, | a. | in one's own house or place of residence. |
| b. | in one's own town or country. |
| c. | prepared or willing to receive social visits: Tell him I'm not at home. We are always at home to her. |
| d. | in a situation familiar to one; at ease: She has a way of making everyone feel at home. |
| e. | well-informed; proficient: to be at home in the classics. |
| f. | played in one's hometown or on one's own grounds: The Yankees played two games at home and one away. |
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| 28. | bring home to, to make evident to; clarify or emphasize for: The irrevocability of her decision was brought home to her. |
| 29. | home and dry, British Informal. having safely achieved one's goal. |
| 30. | home free, | a. | assured of finishing, accomplishing, succeeding, etc.: If we can finish more than half the work today, we'll be home free. |
| b. | certain to be successfully finished, accomplished, secured, etc.: With most of the voters supporting it, the new law is home free. |
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| 31. | write home about, to comment especially on; remark on: The town was nothing to write home abou
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From DictionaryOffice Definition–noun | 1. | a room, set of rooms, or building where the business of a commercial or industrial organization or of a professional person is conducted: the main office of an insurance company; a doctor's office. |
| 2. | a room assigned to a specific person or a group of persons in a commercial or industrial organization: Her office is next to mine. |
| 3. | a business or professional organization: He went to work in an architect's office. |
| 4. | the staff or designated part of a staff at a commercial or industrial organization: The whole office was at his wedding. |
| 5. | a position of duty, trust, or authority, esp. in the government, a corporation, a society, or the like: She was elected twice to the office of president. |
| 6. | employment or position as an official: to seek office. |
| 7. | the duty, function, or part of a particular person or agency: to act in the office of adviser. |
| 8. | (initial capital letter ) an operating agency or division of certain departments of the U.S. Government: Office of Community Services. |
| 9. | (initial capital letter) British. a major administrative unit or department of the national government: the Foreign Office. |
| 10. | Slang. hint, signal, or warning; high sign. |
| 11. | Often, offices. something, whether good or bad, done or said for or to another: He obtained a position through the offices of a friend. |
| 12. | Ecclesiastical. | a. | the prescribed order or form for a service of the church or for devotional use. |
| b. | the services so prescribed. |
| c. | Also called divine office. the prayers, readings from Scripture, and psalms that must be recited every day by all who are in major orders. |
| d. | a ceremony or rite, esp. for the dead. |
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| 13. | a service or task to be performed; assignment; chore: little domestic offices. |
| 14. | offices, Chiefly British. | a. | the parts of a house, as the kitchen, pantry, or laundry, devoted mainly to household work. |
| b. | the stables, barns, cowhouses, etc., of a farm. |
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From DictionaryComputer Definition–noun | 1. | Also called processor. an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Compare analog computer, digital computer. |
| 2. | a person who computes; computist. |
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From DictionaryDesk Definition–noun | 1. | an article of furniture having a broad, usually level, writing surface, as well as drawers or compartments for papers, writing materials, etc. |
| 2. | a frame for supporting a book from which the service is read in a church. |
| 4. | the section of a large organization, as a governmental bureau or newspaper, having authority over and responsibility for particular operations within the organization: city desk; foreign desk. |
| 5. | a table or counter, as in a library or office, at which a specific job is performed or a service offered: an information desk; reception desk. |
| 6. | a stand used to support sheet music; music stand. |
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| 7. | (in an orchestra) a seat or position assigned by rank (usually used in combination): a first-desk flutist. |
–adjective | 8. | of or pertaining to a writing desk: a desk drawer. |
| 9. | of a size or form suitable for use on a desk: desk dictionary. |
| 10. | done at or based on a desk, as in an office or schoolroom: He used to be a traveling salesman, but now he has a desk job. |
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