home

As noun

a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household

the place in which one's domestic affections are centered

an institution for the homeless, sick, etc

:a nursing home

the dwelling place or retreat of an animal

the place or region where something is native or most common

any place of residence or refuge:a heavenly home

a person's native place or own country

(in games) the destination or goal

a principal base of operations or activities:The new stadium will be the home of the local football team

Baseball

home plate

Lacrosse

one of three attack positions nearest the opposing goal

As adjective

of, relating to, or connected with one's home or country; domestic:home products

principal or main:the corporation's home office

reaching the mark aimed at:a home thrust

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 )

As adverb

to, toward, or at home:to go home

deep; to the heart:The truth of the accusation struck home

to the mark or point aimed at:He drove the point home

Nautical

into the position desired; perfectly or to the greatest possible extent: sails sheeted home

in the proper, stowed position: The anchor is home

toward its vessel: to bring the anchor home

As verb (used without object), homed, homing

to go or return home

(of guided missiles, aircraft, etc

) to proceed, especially under control of an automatic aiming mechanism, toward a specified target, as a plane, missile, or location (often followed by in on):The missile homed in on the target

to navigate toward a point by means of coordinates other than those given by altitudes

to have a home where specified; reside

As verb (used with object), homed, homing

to bring or send home

to provide with a home

to direct, especially under control of an automatic aiming device, toward an airport, target, etc

As Idioms

at home, in one's own house or place of residence

in one's own town or country

prepared or willing to receive social visits: Tell him I'm not at home

We are always at home to her

in a situation familiar to one; at ease: She has a way of making everyone feel at home

well-informed; proficient: to be at home in the classics

played in one's hometown or on one's own grounds: The Yankees played two games at home and one away

bring home to, to make evident to; clarify or emphasize for:The irrevocability of her decision was brought home to her

home and dry, British Informal

having safely achieved one's goal

home free, assured of finishing, accomplishing, succeeding, etc

: If we can finish more than half the work today, we'll be home free

certain to be successfully finished, accomplished, secured, etc

: With most of the voters supporting it, the new law is home free

write home about, to comment especially on; remark on:The town was nothing to write home about

His cooking is really something to write home about

garden

As noun

a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated

a piece of ground or other space, commonly with ornamental plants, trees, etc

, used as a park or other public recreation area:a public garden

a fertile and delightful spot or region

British

yard (def )

As adjective

pertaining to, produced in, or suitable for cultivation or use in a garden:fresh garden vegetables; garden furniture

garden-variety

As verb (used without object)

to lay out, cultivate, or tend a garden

As verb (used with object)

to cultivate as a garden

As Idioms

lead up / down the garden path, to deceive or mislead in an enticing way; lead on; delude:The voters had been led up the garden path too often to take a candidate's promises seriously

design

As verb (used with object)

to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the form and structure of:to design a new bridge

to plan and fashion artistically or skillfully

to intend for a definite purpose:a scholarship designed for foreign students

to form or conceive in the mind; contrive; plan:The prisoner designed an intricate escape

to assign in thought or intention; purpose:He designed to be a doctor

Obsolete

to mark out, as by a sign; indicate

As verb (used without object)

to make drawings, preliminary sketches, or plans

to plan and fashion the form and structure of an object, work of art, decorative scheme, etc

As noun

an outline, sketch, or plan, as of the form and structure of a work of art, an edifice, or a machine to be executed or constructed

organization or structure of formal elements in a work of art; composition

the combination of details or features of a picture, building, etc

; the pattern or motif of artistic work:the design on a bracelet

the art of designing:a school of design

a plan or project:a design for a new process

a plot or intrigue, especially an underhand, deceitful, or treacherous one:His political rivals formulated a design to unseat him

designs, a hostile or aggressive project or scheme having evil or selfish motives:He had designs on his partner's stock

intention; purpose; end

adaptation of means to a preconceived end

pictures

As noun

a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc

:I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet

any visible image, however produced:pictures reflected in a pool of water

a mental image:a clear picture of how he had looked that day

a particular image or reality as portrayed in an account or description; depiction; version

a tableau, as in theatrical representation

motion picture

pictures, Informal: Older Use

movies

a person, thing, group, or scene regarded as resembling a work of pictorial art in beauty, fineness of appearance, etc

:She was a picture in her new blue dress

the image or perfect likeness of someone else:He is the picture of his father

a visible or concrete embodiment of some quality or condition:the picture of health

a situation or set of circumstances:the economic picture

the image on a computer monitor, the viewing screen of a television set, or a motion-picture screen

As verb (used with object), pictured, picturing

to represent in a picture or pictorially, as by painting or drawing

to form a mental picture of; imagine:He couldn't picture himself doing such a thing

to depict in words; describe graphically:He pictured Rome so vividly that you half-believed you were there

to present or create as a setting; portray:His book pictured the world of the future