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What does home mean?

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Noun
  1. (heading) A dwelling.
    1. One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one’s family; also, one’s birthplace.
    2. The place where a person was raised; Childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian.
    3. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.
    4. Those things which make a house home-like.
    5. A place of refuge, rest or care; an asylum.
    6. (by extension) The grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul.
  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.
  4. (heading) A focus point.
    1. (board games) The ultimate point aimed at in a progress; the goal.
    2. (baseball) Home plate.
    3. (lacrosse) The place of a player in front of an opponent’s goal; also, the player.
    4. (Internet) The landing page of a website; the site's homepage.
  5. (US, slang) Shortened form of homeboy.
  6. (computing) Clipping of home directory.
Verb
  1. (usually with "in on") To seek or aim for something.
Adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to one’s dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.
  2. Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.
Adverb
  1. to home
    1. to one's place of residence or one's customary or official location
    2. to one's place of birth
    3. to the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length
    4. (Internet) to the home page
  2. in one's place of residence or one's customary or official location; at home
  3. close; closely; to the center; deep
  4. (Britain, soccer) into the goal
  5. (nautical) into the right, proper or stowed position
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