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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

home(a)
interior(a) adjective inside the country; `the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior`; `the nation`s internal politics`

homebound
housebound adjective confined usually by illness

homecoming
noun a coming to or returning home; `on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party`

homecourt advantage
noun the advantage of playing on your home court in front of fans who are rooting for you

homefolk
noun the people of your home locality (especially your own family); `he wrote his homefolk every day`

homegrown
adjective grown or originating in a particular place; `stands selling homegrown fruits and vegetables`

Homeland Security
Office of Homeland Security noun an independent agency established by and accountable to the President in 2001; develops and implements a national strategy to make the United States safe from terrorist threats or attacks

homeless
stateless adjective without nationality or citizenship; `stateless persons`

homelike
homely adjective having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; `the homely everyday atmosphere`; `a homey little inn`

homeliness
noun an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful; `fine clothes could not conceal the girl`s homeliness`

homely
plain adjective lacking in physical beauty or proportion; `a homely child`; `several of the buildings were downright homely`; `a plain girl with a freckled face`

homemaking
noun the management of a household

homeobox
homeobox gene noun one of various similar homeotic genes that are involved in bodily segmentation during embryonic development

homeopathic
adjective of or relating to the practice of homeopathy; `homeopathic medicine`

homeopathy
homoeopathy noun a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated

homeostatic
adjective related to or characterized by homeostasis

homeostatically
adverb in a homeostatic manner; `blood pressure is homeostatically regulated`

homeotherm
homoiotherm noun an animal that has a body temperature that is relatively constant and independent of the environmental temperature

homeotic gene
noun one the genes that are involved in embryologic development

homer
home run noun a base hit on which the batter scores a run

Homeric
adjective relating to or characteristic of Homer or his age or the works attributed to him; `Homeric Greek`

homesick
nostalgic adjective unhappy at being away and longing for familiar things or persons

homesickness
noun a longing to return home

homespun
adjective made of cloth spun or woven in the home; `homespun linen`; `homespun garments`

homespun(p)
nubby adjective of textiles; having a rough surface; `a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns`

homestead
noun dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land

homestead law
noun a law conferring privileges on owners of homesteads

homesteader
nester noun someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it

homestretch
noun the straight stretch of a racetrack leading to the finish line

hometown
noun the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence; `he never went back to his hometown again`

homeward
homeward-bound adjective oriented toward home; `in a homeward direction`; `homeward-bound commuters`

homework
prep noun preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)

homework problem
noun a problem that students are assigned to do outside of class

homicidal
murderous adjective characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being ; `a homicidal rage`; `murderous thugs`

homicide
noun the killing of a human being by another human being

homiletic
homiletical adjective of or relating to homiletics; `homiletic speech`

homiletics
noun the branch of theology that deals with sermons and homilies

homily
preachment noun a sermon on a moral or religious topic

hominal
adjective of humankind as a species; `the hominal kingdom`

homing
adjective orienting or directing homeward or to a destination; `the homing instinct`; `a homing beacon`

homing device
noun the mechanism in a guided missile that guides it toward its objective

homing pigeon
homer noun pigeon trained to return home

homing torpedo
noun a torpedo that is guided to its target (as by the sound of a ship`s engines)

hominian
hominid adjective characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures

hominid
noun a primate of the family Hominidae

Hominidae
family Hominidae noun modern man and extinct immediate ancestors of man

hominine
adjective characteristic of humankind

hominoid
noun a primate of the superfamily Hominoidea

Hominoidea
superfamily Hominoidea noun anthropoid apes and human beings

hominy
noun hulled corn with the bran and germ removed

homo
man 1 human being noun any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

Homo erectus
noun extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain; `Homo erectus was formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus`

Homo habilis
noun extinct species of upright East African hominid having some advanced humanlike characteristics

Homo sapiens
noun the only surviving hominid; species to which modern man belongs; bipedal primate having language and ability to make and use complex tools; brain volume at least 1400 cc

Homo sapiens sapiens
modern man noun subspecies of Homo sapiens; includes all modern races

Homo soloensis
noun extinct primitive hominid of late Pleistocene; Java; formerly Javanthropus

homocercal
adjective possessing a symmetrical tail that extends beyond the end of the vertebral column (as in most bony fishes)

homocercal fin
noun symmetrical tail fin extending beyond the end of the vertebral column as in most bony fishes

homocyclic
isocyclic adjective containing a closed ring of atoms of the same kind especially carbon atoms

homoerotic
adjective of or concerning homosexual love

homogeneity
homogeneousness noun the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature; `there is a remarkable homogeneity between the two companies`

homogeneous
homogenous adjective all of the same or similar kind or nature; `a close-knit homogeneous group`

homogeneous polynomial
noun a polynomial consisting of terms all of the same degree

homogeneously
adverb all similarly; `the students at this college are homogeneously middle-class`

homogenization
homogenisation noun the act of making something homogeneous or uniform in composition; `the homogenization of cream`; `the network`s homogenization of political news`

homogenize
homogenise verb become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing; `The two liquids homogenized in the blender`

homogenized
homogenised adjective made homogeneous

homogenized milk
noun milk with the fat particles broken up and dispersed uniformly so the cream will not rise

homogeny
noun (biology) similarity because of common evolution

homograft
allograft noun tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient`s immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft

homograph
noun two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way but differ in meaning (e.g. fair)

homoiothermic
homeothermic adjective of birds and mammals; having constant and relatively high body temperature

homologic
homological adjective similar in evolutionary origin but not in function

homologize
homologise verb make homologous

homology
noun the quality of being similar or corresponding in position or value or structure or function

homolosine projection
noun an equal-area projection map of the globe; oceans are distorted in order to minimize the distortion of the continents

homomorphism
homomorphy noun similarity of form

Homona
genus Homona noun tea tortrix

homonym
noun two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings

homonymic
homonymous adjective of or related to or being homonyms

homophobia
noun prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality

homophobic
adjective prejudiced against homosexual people

homophone
noun two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)

homophonic
adjective having a single melodic line with accompaniment

homophonous
adjective characteristic of the phenomenon of words of different origins that are pronounced the same way; ``horse` and `hoarse` are homophonous words`

homophony
noun part music with one dominant voice (in a homophonic style)

Homoptera
suborder Homoptera noun plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects

homopterous insect
homopteran noun insects having membranous forewings and hind wings

homosexual
adjective sexually attracted to members of your own sex

homosexuality
homosexualism noun a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex

homosporous
adjective characterized by homospory

homostylous
homostylic adjective (botany) having styles all of the same length

homozygous
adjective having identical alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci; `these two fruit flies are homozygous for red eye color`

Honduran
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Honduras or its people

hone
noun a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors

honest
adjective without pretensions; `worked at an honest trade`; `good honest food`

honest-to-god
honest-to-goodness adjective (used informally especially for emphasis); `a real honest-to-god live cowboy`; `had us a high old time`; `went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel`

honestly
candidly adverb (used as intensives reflecting the speaker`s attitude) it is sincerely the case that; `honestly, I don`t believe it`; `candidly, I think she doesn`t have a conscience`; `frankly, my dear, I don`t give a damn`

honestly
adverb in an honest manner; `in he can`t get it honestly, he is willing to steal it`; `was known for dealing aboveboard in everything`

honesty
honestness noun the quality of being honest