Home is where the heart is - Home | Definition of Home by Merriam-Webster
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1 a
: one's place of residence : domicile
has been away from home for two weeks a place to call home
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: house
several homes for sale in the area
2 : the social unit formed by a family living together trying to make a good home for her children comes from a broken home
3 a : a familiar or usual setting : congenial environment also : the focus of one's domestic attention home is where the heart is
b : habitat the home of the kangaroo The island is home to many species of birds.4 a : a place of origin salmon returning to their home to spawn also : one's own country having troubles at home and abroad
5 : an establishment providing residence and care for people with special needs homes for the elderly
6 : the objective in various games especially : home plate at home1 : relaxed and comfortable : at ease felt completely at home on the stage
2 : in harmony with the surroundings
3 : on familiar ground : knowledgeable teachers at home in their subject fields 1 : to or at one's place of residence or home (see home entry 1 sense 1a ) told the dog to go home stayed home all day2 a : to a final, closed, or ultimate position drive a nail home
b : to or at an ultimate objective (such as a goal or finish line) fired the puck home
3 : to a vital sensitive core the truth struck home
home free: out of jeopardy : in a comfortable position with respect to some objective
1 : of, relating to, or being a place of residence, place of origin, or base of operations the company's home office
2 : prepared, done, or designed for use in a home (see home entry 1) home remedies home cooking a home entertainment system3 : operating or occurring in an area that is a headquarters or base of operations the home team home games
1 : to go or return to one's place of residence or origin : to go or return home (see home entry 1) let us home2 of an animal : to return accurately to one's native area of place of birth or origin from a distance : to return home The salmon will home to spawn.
3 : to move to or toward an objective by following a signal or landmark — usually used with on or in missiles homing in on a target mariners … sought the dark spires of Oakland's redwoods to home on — J. W. Noble
4 : to proceed or direct attention toward an objective science is homing in on the mysterious human process — Sam Glucksberg
: to send to or provide with a home hidden pools and much wider creeks each of which homed its cranes — I. L. Idriess
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Sir Alec Douglas- 1903–1995 British prime minister (1963–64)