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noun

1. housing that someone is living in

e.g. he built a modest dwelling near the pond
they raise money to provide homes for the homeless

Synonym: dwellingdomicileabodehabitationdwelling house

2. an institution where people are cared for

e.g. a home for the elderly

Synonym: nursing homerest home

3. (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands
it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

e.g. he ruled that the runner failed to touch home

Synonym: home platehome baseplate

4. a social unit living together

e.g. he moved his family to Virginia
It was a good Christian household
I waited until the whole house was asleep
the teacher asked how many people made up his home

Synonym: familyhouseholdhousemenage

5. the country or state or city where you live

e.g. Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home
his home is New Jersey

6. the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end

Synonym: base

7. where you live at a particular time

e.g. deliver the package to my home
he doesn't have a home to go to
your place or mine?

Synonym: place

8. place where something began and flourished

e.g. the United States is the home of basketball

9. an environment offering affection and security

e.g. home is where the heart is
he grew up in a good Christian home
there's no place like home

noun

1. uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something

e.g. the dubiousness of his claim
there is no question about the validity of the enterprise

Synonym: doubtdubiousnessdoubtfulness

2. the subject matter at issue

e.g. the question of disease merits serious discussion
under the head of minor Roman poets

Synonym: head

3. an informal reference to a marriage proposal

e.g. he was ready to pop the question

4. a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote

e.g. he made a motion to adjourn
she called for the question

Synonym: motion

5. an instance of questioning

e.g. there was a question about my training
we made inquiries of all those who were present

Synonym: inquiryenquiryqueryinterrogation

6. a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply

e.g. he asked a direct question
he had trouble phrasing his interrogations

Synonym: interrogationinterrogativeinterrogative sentence

noun

1. the act of coming to land after a voyage

2. the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface)

e.g. the plane made a smooth landing
his landing on his feet was catlike

3. structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods

Synonym: landing place

4. an intermediate platform in a staircase