| Main Entry: |
home |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
place where a human lives |
Synonyms: |
abode,
address,
apartment,
asylum, boarding house, bungalow, cabin,
castle,
cave*, co-op, commorancy, condo, condominium, cottage, crash pad, diggings, digs,
domicile, dormitory,
dump*,
dwelling,
farm, fireside,
flat, habitation, hangout,
haunt, hearth, hideout, hole in the wall, home plate, homestead, hospital,
house, hut,
joint*, living quarters, manor,
mansion,
nest*, orphanage, pad,
palace, parking place,
place,
residence,
resort,
roof*, rooming house, roost, shanty,
shelter, trailer,
turf, villa, where the hat is
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| Notes: |
hone means to sharpen, while home (in) means to seek out a target; you can hone a skill but you home in on something
a house is the building or structure in which one lives; home is the place one lives with the pleasant connotations or family ties included |
Antonyms: |
office
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