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
(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