HOME Synonyms
There are 26 hypernyms of the word home. (close relations)
Definition of HOME
Best Alternative Words for HOME
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abode | nounn | |||||||
noun • any address at which you dwell more than temporarily • housing that someone is living in | ||||||||
domicile | nounn | |||||||
noun • (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time • housing that someone is living in verb • make one's home in a particular place or community | ||||||||
dwelling | nounn | |||||||
noun • housing that someone is living in | ||||||||
house | nounn | |||||||
noun • a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families • the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments • the members of a religious community living together • the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema • an official assembly having legislative powers • aristocratic family line • play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults • (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided • the management of a gambling house or casino • a social unit living together • a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented • a building in which something is sheltered or located verb • contain or cover • provide someone with accomodation | ||||||||
habitation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the native habitat or home of an animal or plant • housing that someone is living in • the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men) | ||||||||
household | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a social unit living together | ||||||||
place | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a point located with respect to surface features of some region • any area set aside for a particular purpose • an abstract mental location • a general vicinity • the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another • a particular situation • where you live at a particular time • a job in an organization • the particular portion of space occupied by something • proper or designated social situation • a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane) • the passage that is being read • proper or appropriate position or location • a public square with room for pedestrians • an item on a list or in a sequence • a blank area verb • put into a certain place or abstract location • place somebody in a particular situation or location • assign a rank or rating to • assign a location to • to arrange for • take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal • intend (something) to move towards a certain goal • recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something • assign to (a job or a home) • locate • estimate • identify the location or place of • make an investment • assign to a station • finish second or better in a horse or dog race • sing a note with the correct pitch | ||||||||
residence | nounn | |||||||
noun • any address at which you dwell more than temporarily • the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president) • the act of dwelling in a place • a large and imposing house | ||||||||
accommodation | nounn | |||||||
noun • making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances • a settlement of differences • in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality • living quarters provided for public convenience • the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need • (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye | ||||||||
apartment | nounn | |||||||
noun • a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house | ||||||||
bungalow | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a small house with a single story | ||||||||
cabin | nounn | |||||||
noun • small room on a ship or boat where people sleep • a small house built of wood; usually in a wooded area • the enclosed compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft where passengers are carried verb • confine to a small space, such as a cabin | ||||||||
cottage | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small house with a single story | ||||||||
digs | verbv | |||||||
noun • an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology • temporary living quarters | ||||||||
flat | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • lacking contrast or shading between tones • (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone noun • a level tract of land • a shallow box in which seedlings are started • a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named • freight car without permanent sides or roof • a deflated pneumatic tire • scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting • a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house adverb • with flat sails • in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly adjective satellite • having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another • having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness • not modified or restricted by reservations • stretched out and lying at full length along the ground • flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes) • lacking taste or flavor or tang • lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting • having lost effervescence • sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch • horizontally level • lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth • not reflecting light; not glossy • commercially inactive | ||||||||
hearth | nounn | |||||||
noun • an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built • home symbolized as a part of the fireplace • an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room) | ||||||||
homestead | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family • land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law • dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land verb • settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead | ||||||||
lodging | nounn | |||||||
noun • structures collectively in which people are housed • the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily • the act of lodging | ||||||||
nest | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young • a kind of gun emplacement • a cosy or secluded retreat • a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality • furniture pieces made to fit close together verb • inhabit a nest, usually after building • fit together or fit inside • move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position • gather nests | ||||||||
pad | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge • the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily) • a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp • a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort • a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched • temporary living quarters • the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger verb • add details to • walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud • line or stuff with soft material • add padding to | ||||||||