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Homes

/həʊmz/

An informal term of address, like man or dude.

📖 Definitions of "Homes"

noun
  1. 1

    An informal term of address, like man or dude.

    "Hey, holmes! What's up?"

noun
  1. 1

    A dwelling.

  2. 2

    One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt.

  3. 3

    The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat.

    "the home of the pine"

  4. 4

    A focus point.

verb
  1. 1

    (of animals) To return to its owner.

    "The dog homed."

  2. 2

    (always with "in on") To seek or aim for something.

    "The missile was able to home in on the target."

noun
  1. 1

    A directory that contains a user's files.

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