home
Where you live
Home is a unique word that combines the ideas of a physical structure (a new development of single family homes) and where someone or something lives or is kept: Wasps have made a home in the attic. I haven’t yet found a home for our old couch.
Home is used as an adverb in many common expressions, such as go home, stay home, get home, and the like.
As a verb, home is followed by in and conveys movement toward a goal: In his latest paper he homes in on the weaknesses of his opponents’ arguments.
In Internet terminology, home refers to a web site’s introductory page.
Residential building
- apartmentRented unit in building
- dwellingPlace of residence
- abodePlace of residence
- flatLacking vertical variation
cottage · bungalow · townhouse · villa · mansion · condominium · loft · studio
Comfortable warm intimacy
- warmthHeat you feel
- blanketSoft bed covering
- sofaMulti-seat cushioned furniture
- fireplaceIndoor structure for burning
slippers · cushion · relaxation · armchair · quilt · pajamas · lounge · hearth
Place of safety
- havenShelter from danger
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- solitudeState of being alone
privacy · safe space · escape · personal space · quiet · respite · shelter · oasis
Underground nutrient absorbers
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- identityWho someone is
- communityCollective of connected people
kinship · ancestry · motherland · fatherland · native · origin · provenance · nationality
Building's protective top
- protectionGuarding against harm
- housingDwellings or protective covering
- unhousedLacking stable housing
- displacedShifted from proper location
eviction · mortgage · rent · houseless · security · stability · warmth · four walls
Domestic unit of residents
- parentsMother and father
- childrenYoung human beings
- siblingsFellow offspring
- relativesThose connected by blood
kinfolk · generations · upbringing · dinner table · family room · domestic · raising · nurturing
Bees' viscous nectar product
- darlingBeloved person or pet
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
- dearTreasured or costly
- loveIntense fond attachment
Central command location
- hubCentral connection point
- centerMiddle of anything
- starting pointPlace of commencement
- base campExpedition's operational hub
launchpad · touchdown · finish line · goal · plate · target · destination · return
house
Residential building
flat · cottage · bungalow · townhouse · villa · mansion · condominium · loft · studio · duplex
coziness
Comfortable warm intimacy
fireplace · slippers · cushion · relaxation · armchair · quilt · pajamas · lounge · hearth · nesting
refuge
Place of safety
solitude · privacy · safe space · escape · personal space · quiet · respite · shelter · oasis · hideaway
roots
Underground nutrient absorbers
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- identityWho someone is
community · kinship · ancestry · motherland · fatherland · native · origin · provenance · nationality · culture
roof
Building's protective top
- protectionGuarding against harm
- housingDwellings or protective covering
- unhousedLacking stable housing
displaced · eviction · mortgage · rent · houseless · security · stability · warmth · four walls · basic needs
household
Domestic unit of residents
relatives · kinfolk · generations · upbringing · dinner table · family room · domestic · raising · nurturing · homelife
honey
Bees' viscous nectar product
- darlingBeloved person or pet
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
- dearTreasured or costly
headquarters
Central command location
- hubCentral connection point
- centerMiddle of anything
- starting pointPlace of commencement
base camp · launchpad · touchdown · finish line · goal · plate · target · destination · return · origin point
- everyday lifedaily routine, routines, errands, chores, bills
- familymother, father, parents, siblings, parent
- family lifebirth, kinship, childbirth, pregnancy, new baby
- homehouse, apartment, condo, bathroom, kitchen
- home lifekitchen, bathroom, bedroom, living room, dining room
- hospitalityhotel, hotels, warmth, kindness, welcome
homeaway
Not in this location
abroad · foreign · overseas · elsewhere · international
- go homeReturn to one's dwelling
- at homePresent in one's dwelling
- come homeArrive at your residence
- going homeReturning to one's residence
- welcome homeGreeting for one returning
- stay homeNot go anywhere
homework, homeless, homes, homely, homeland, homer, homesick, homey, hometown