–noun

1.	a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.

2.	the place in which one's domestic affections are centered.

3.	an institution for the homeless, sick, etc.: a nursing home.

4.	the dwelling place or retreat of an animal.

5.	the place or region where something is native or 15f most common.

6.	any place of residence or refuge: a heavenly home.

7.	a person's native place or own country.

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8.	(in games) the destination or goal.

9.	a principal base of operations or activities: The new stadium will be the home of the local football team.

10.	Baseball. home plate.

11.	Lacrosse. one of three attack positions nearest the opposing goal.

–adjective

12.	of, pertaining to, or connected with one's home or country; domestic: home products.

13.	principal or main: the corporation's home office.

14.	reaching the mark aimed at: a home thrust.

15.	Sports. played in a ball park, arena, or the like, that is or is assumed to be the center of operations of a team: The pitcher didn't lose a single home game all season. Compare away (def. 11).

–adverb

16.	to, toward, or at home: to go home.

17.	deep; to the heart: The truth of the accusation struck home.

18.	to the mark or point aimed at: He drove the point home.

19.	Nautical. a. into the position desired; perfectly or to the greatest possible extent: sails sheeted home. b. in the proper, stowed position: The anchor is home. c. toward its vessel: to bring the anchor 3e8 home.

–verb (used without object)

20.	to go or return home.

21.	(of guided missiles, aircraft, etc.) to proceed, esp. under control of an automatic aiming mechanism, toward a specified target, as a plane, missile, or location (often fol. by in on): The missile homed in on the target.

22.	to navigate toward a point by means of coordinates other than those given by altitudes.

23.	to have a home where specified; reside.

–verb (used with object)

24.	to bri ed2 ng or send home.

25.	to provide with a home.

26.	to direct, esp. under control of an automatic aiming device, toward an airport, target, etc.

—Idioms

27.

at home, a. in one's own house or place of residence. b. in one's own town or country. c. prepared or willing to receive social visits: Tell him I'm not at home. We are always at home to her. d. in a situation familiar to one; at ease: She has a way of making everyone feel at home. e. well-informed; proficient: to be at home in the classics. f. played in one's hometown or on one's own grounds: The Yankees played two games at home and one away.

28.	bring home to, to make evident to; clarify or emphasize for: The irrevocability of her decision was brought home to her.

29.	home and dry, British Informal. having safely achieved one's goal.

30.	home free, a. assured of finishing, accomplishing, succeeding, etc.: If we can finish more than half the work today, we'll be home free. b. certain to be successfully finished, accomplished, secured, etc.: With most of the voters supporting it, the new law is home free.

31.	write home about, to comment especially on; remark on: The town was nothing to write home about. His cooking is really something to write home about.

–noun

1.	a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed.

2.	the deed by which such a transaction is effected.

3.	the rights conferred by it, or the state of the property conveyed.

–verb (used with object)

4.	Law. to convey or place (real property) under a mortgage.

5.	to place under advance obligation; pledge: to mortgage one's life to the defense of democracy.

–noun

1.	the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something: She has a great interest in the poetry of Donne.

2.	something that concerns, involves, draws the attention o ae9 f, or arouses the curiosity of a person: His interests are philosophy and chess.

3.	power of exciting such concern, involvement, etc.; quality of being interesting: political issues of great interest.

4.	concern; importance: a matter of primary interest.

5.	a business, cause, or the like in which a person has a share, concern, responsibility, etc.

6.	a share, right, or title in the ownership of property, in a commercial or financial undertaking, or the like: He bought half an interest in the store.

7.	a participation in or concern for a cause, advantage, responsibility, etc.

8.	a number or group of persons, or a party, financially interested in the same business, industry, or enterprise: the banking interest.

9.	interests, the group of persons or organizations having extensive financial or business power.

10.	the state of being affected by something in respect to advantage or detriment: We need an arbiter who is without interest in the outcome.

11.	benefit; advantage: to have one's own interest in mind.

12.	regard for one's own advantage or profit; self-interest: The partnership dissolved because of their conflicting interests.

13.	influence from personal importance or capability; power of influencing the action of others.

14.	Finance. a. a sum paid or charged for the use of money or for borrowing money. b. such a 3e9 sum expressed as a percentage of money borrowed to be paid over a given period, usually one year.

15.	something added or thrown in above an exact equivalent: Jones paid him back with a left hook and added a right uppercut for interest.

–verb (used with object)

16.	to engage or excite the attention or curiosity of: Mystery stories interested him greatly.

17.	to concern (a person, nation, etc.) in something; involve: The fight for peace interests all nations.

18.	to cause to take a personal concern or share; induce to participate: < 1066 span class="ital-inline">to interest a person in an enterprise.

19.	to cause to be concerned; affect.

—Idiom

20.	in the interest(s) of, to the advantage or advancement of; in behalf of: in the interests of good government.

–noun

1.	the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation: a high rate of interest on loans.

2.	a certain quantity or amount of one thing considered in relation to a unit of another thing and used as a standard or measure: at the rate of 60 miles an hour.

3.	a fixed charge per unit of quantity: a rate of 10 cents a pound.

4.	price; cost: to cut rates on all home furnishings.

5.	degree of speed, progress, etc.: to work at a rapid rate.

6.	degree or comparative extent of action or procedure: the rate of increase in work output.

7.	relative condition or quality; grade, class, or sort.

8.	assigned position in any of a series of graded classes; rating.

9.	Insurance. the premium charge per unit of insurance.

10.	a charge by a common carrier for transportation, sometimes including certain services involved in rendering such transportation.

11.	a wage paid on a specified time basis: a salary figured on an hourly rate.

12.	a charge or price established in accordance with a scale or standard: hotel rates based on length of stay.

13.	Horology. the relative adherence of a timepiece to perfect timekeeping, measured in terms of the amount of time gained or lost within a certain period.

14.	Usually, rates. British. a. a tax on property for some local purpose. b. any tax assessed and paid to a local government, as any city tax or district tax.

–verb (used with object)

15.	to estimate the value or worth of; appraise: to rate a student's class performance.

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16.	to esteem, consider, or account: He was rated one of the best writers around.

17.	to fix at a certain rate, as of charge or payment.

18.	to value for purposes of taxation or the like.

19.	to make subject to the payment of a certain rate or tax.

20.	to place in a certain rank, class, etc., as a ship or a sailor; give a specific rating to.

21.	to be considered or treated as worthy of; merit: an event that doesn't even rate a mention in most histories of the period.

22.	to arrange for the conveyance of (goods) at a certain rate.

–verb (used without object)

23.	to have value, standing, etc.: a performance that didn't rate very high in the competition.

24.	to have position in a certain class.

25.	to rank very high in estimation: The new teacher really rates with our class.

—Idiom

26.	at any rate, a. in any event; in any case. b. at least: It was a mediocre film, but at any rate there was one outstanding individual performance.