homes >> həʊm
Definition: [noun] the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household.
Example: the floods forced many people to flee their homes
Definition: [noun] an institution for people needing professional care or supervision.
Example: an old people's home
Definition: [noun] the finishing point in a race.
Example: he was four fences from home
Definition: [verb] (of an animal) return by instinct to its territory after leaving it.
Example: a dozen geese homing to their summer nesting grounds
Definition: [verb] move or be aimed towards (a target or destination) with great accuracy.
Example: more than 100 missiles were launched, homing in on radar emissions
Definition: [verb] provide (an animal) with a home as a pet.
Example: each year thousands of cats which could have been homed are being needlessly put down