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Definitions for Homing

[1] capable of returning home, usually over a great distance: We saw the homing birds at dusk.
[2] guiding or directing homeward or to a destination, especially by mechanical means: the homing instinct; a homing beacon.
[3] a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.
[4] the place in which one's domestic affections are centered.
[5] an institution for the homeless, sick, etc.: a nursing home.
[6] the dwelling place or retreat of an animal.
[7] the place or region where something is native or most common.
[8] any place of residence or refuge: a heavenly home.
[9] a person's native place or own country.
[10] (in games) the destination or goal.
[11] a principal base of operations or activities: The new stadium will be the home of the local football team.
[12] Baseball . home plate.
[13] Lacrosse . one of three attack positions nearest the opposing goal.
[14] of, relating to, or connected with one's home or country; domestic: home products.
[15] principal or main: the corporation's home office.
[16] reaching the mark aimed at: a home thrust.
[17] 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 11) .
[18] to, toward, or at home: to go home.
[19] deep; to the heart: The truth of the accusation struck home.
[20] to the mark or point aimed at: He drove the point home.
[21] 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.
[22] to go or return home.
[23] (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.
[24] to navigate toward a point by means of coordinates other than those given by altitudes.
[25] to have a home where specified; reside.
[26] to bring or send home.
[27] to provide with a home.
[28] to direct, especially under control of an automatic aiming device, toward an airport, target, etc.
[29] zoology relating to the ability to return home after travelling great distances homing instinct
[30] (of an aircraft, a missile, etc) capable of guiding itself onto a target or to a specified point
[31] Baron See Home of the Hirsel
[32] the place or a place where one lives have you no home to go to?
[33] a house or other dwelling
[34] a family or other group living in a house or other place
[35] a person's country, city, etc, esp viewed as a birthplace, a residence during one's early years, or a place dear to one
[36] the environment or habitat of a person or animal
[37] the place where something is invented, founded, or developed the US is the home of baseball
[38] a building or organization set up to care for orphans, the aged, etc an informal name for a mental home
[39] sport one's own ground the match is at home
[40] the objective towards which a player strives in certain sports an area where a player is safe from attack
[41] lacrosse one of two positions of play nearest the opponents' goal a player assigned to such a position inside home
[42] baseball another name for home plate
[43] NZ informal , obsolete Britain, esp England
[44] a home from home a place other than one's own home where one can be at ease
[45] at home in one's own home or country at ease, as if at one's own home giving an informal party at one's own home British such a party
[46] at home in , at home on or at home with familiar or conversant with
[47] home and dry British informal definitely safe or successful we will not be home and dry until the votes have been counted Austral. and NZ equivalent: home and hosed
[48] near home concerning one deeply
[49] of, relating to, or involving one's home, country, etc; domestic
[50] (of an activity) done in one's house home taping
[51] effective or deadly a home thrust
[52] sport relating to one's own ground a home game
[53] US central; principal the company's home office
[54] to or at home I'll be home tomorrow
[55] to or on the point
[56] to the fullest extent hammer the nail home
[57] (of nautical gear) into or in the best or proper position the boom is home
[58] bring home to to make clear to to place the blame on
[59] come home nautical (of an anchor) to fail to hold
[60] come home to to become absolutely clear to
[61] nothing to write home about informal to be of no particular interest the film was nothing to write home about
[62] (intr) (of birds and other animals) to return home accurately from a distance
[63] (often foll by on or onto ) to direct or be directed onto a point or target, esp by automatic navigational aids
[64] to send or go home
[65] to furnish with or have a home
[66] (intr; often foll by in or in on) to be directed towards a goal, target, etc

Words nearby Homing

homiletic, homiletics, homiliary, homilist, homily, homing, homing device, homing guidance, homing pigeon, hominid, hominids

Origin of Homing

ebefore 900; Middle English hom, Old English hām (noun and adv.); cognate with Dutch heim, Old Norse heimr, Danish hjem, Swedish hem, German Heim home, Gothic haims village; akin to haunt

Words that may be confused with Homing

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, homehome, house, (see, synonym, study, at, house)

Other words from Homing

min·i·home , noun

Word origin for Homing

eOld English hām; related to Old Norse heimr, Gothic haims, Old High German heim, Dutch heem, Greek kōmi village