the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household

the floods forced many people to flee their homes

I was nineteen when I left home and went to college

an institution for people needing professional care or supervision

an old people's home

the finishing point in a race

he was four fences from home

relating to the place where one lives

I don't have your home address

(of a sports fixture) played at the team's own ground

their first home match of the season

a home win

denoting the administrative centre of an organization

the company has moved its home office

to or at the place where one lives

what time did he get home last night?

(of an animal) return by instinct to its territory after leaving it

a dozen geese homing to their summer nesting grounds

move or be aimed towards (a target or destination) with great accuracy

more than 100 missiles were launched, homing in on radar emissions

provide (an animal) with a home as a pet

each year thousands of cats which could have been homed are being needlessly put down