All English words - page 2463

Meanings of Homesteads:

noun

A house, especially a farmhouse, and outbuildings.

Usage examples:

All spent idyllic summers visiting their widowed grandmother, emma darwin, at down house, the old h…

Meanings of Homester:

noun

A person devoted to staying at home, a homebody.

Meanings of Homestretch:

noun

The straight final stretch of a racecourse.

Usage examples:

He dominated the race in the home straight

Meanings of Homestretches:

noun

The straight final stretch of a racecourse.

Usage examples:

He dominated the race in the home straight

Meanings of Hometown:

noun

The town of one's birth or early life or of one's present fixed residence.

Meanings of Hometowns:

noun

The town of one's birth or early life or of one's present fixed residence.

Meanings of Homeward:

adverb

Towards home.

Usage examples:

They set off homeward

adjective

Going or leading towards home.

Usage examples:

Their homeward journey

Meanings of Homewardly:

adverb

In a homeward direction; towards home.

Meanings of Homewards:

adverb

Towards home.

Usage examples:

They set off homeward

adjective

Going or leading towards home.

Usage examples:

Their homeward journey

Meanings of Homework:

noun

Schoolwork that a pupil is required to do at home.

Usage examples:

He always helps his daughter with her homework

Meanings of Homeworker:

noun

A person who works from home, especially doing low-paid piecework.

Usage examples:

‘one of our primary aims this year is to ensure that the government gives the employment status of …

Meanings of Homey:

adjective

(of a place or surroundings) comfortable and cosy.

Usage examples:

A homey atmosphere

noun

Variant spelling of homie.

Meanings of Homicidal:

adjective

Capable of or tending towards murder; murderous.

Usage examples:

He had homicidal tendencies

Meanings of Homicidally:

adverb

In the way of someone who murders or is likely to murder another person

Usage examples:

Playing video games does not turn you into a homicidally violent maniac., the house that was rumour…

Meanings of Homicide:

noun

The killing of one person by another.

Usage examples:

He was charged with homicide

Meanings of Homicides:

noun

The killing of one person by another.

Usage examples:

He was charged with homicide

Meanings of Homier:

adjective

(of a place or surroundings) comfortable and cosy.

Usage examples:

A homey atmosphere

Meanings of Homiest:

adjective

(of a place or surroundings) comfortable and cosy.

Usage examples:

A homey atmosphere

Meanings of Homiletic:

adjective

Of the nature of or characteristic of a homily.

Usage examples:

Homiletic literature

noun

The art of preaching or writing sermons.

Usage examples:

The teaching of homiletics

Meanings of Homiletics:

noun

The art of preaching or writing sermons.

Usage examples:

The teaching of homiletics

adjective

Of the nature of or characteristic of a homily.

Usage examples:

Homiletic literature

Meanings of Homiliaries:

noun

A book of homilies.

Usage examples:

The book was written all by one hand and seems to be organized around themes instead of according t…

Meanings of Homiliary:

noun

A book of homilies.

Usage examples:

The book was written all by one hand and seems to be organized around themes instead of according t…

Meanings of Homilies:

noun

A religious discourse which is intended primarily for spiritual edification rather than doctrinal instruction.

Usage examples:

The conclave opens with a mass of the holy spirit, including a key homily stressing the particular …

Meanings of Homily:

noun

A religious discourse which is intended primarily for spiritual edification rather than doctrinal instruction.

Usage examples:

The conclave opens with a mass of the holy spirit, including a key homily stressing the particular …

Meanings of Hominem:

adjective

(of a criticism, etc.) directed against a person, rather than against what that person says

Usage examples:

An ad hominem attack on his rival, i'm not going to be swayed by ad hominem arguments attacking me …