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Meaning of home key

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

home

Pronunciation:/(h)əʊm//hoʊm/

noun

Definitions

  1. A dwelling.

  2. One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt.

  3. The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat.

    Example: the home of the pine

  4. A focus point.

verb

Definitions

  1. (of animals) To return to its owner.

    Example: The dog homed.

  2. (always with "in on") To seek or aim for something.

    Example: The missile was able to home in on the target.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to one’s dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.

  2. (except in phrases) That strikes home; direct, pointed.

  3. Personal, intimate.

  4. Relating to the home team (the team at whose venue a game is played).

    Example: the home end, home advantage, home supporters

    Antonyms:awayroadvisitor

adverb

Definitions

  1. To one's home

  2. At or in one's place of residence or one's customary or official location; at home

    Example: Everyone's gone to watch the game; there's nobody home.

  3. To a full and intimate degree; to the heart of the matter; fully, directly.

  4. Into the goal

noun

Definitions

  1. A directory that contains a user's files.