homeless

homeless
home ► NOUN 1) the place where one lives. 2) an institution for people needing professional care. 3) a place where something flourishes or from which it originated. 4) the finishing point in a race. 5) (in games) the place where a player is free from attack.
► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to one's home. 2) made, done, or intended for use in the home. 3) relating to one's own country. 4) (in sport) denoting a team's own ground.
► ADVERB 1) to or at one's home. 2) to the end or conclusion of something. 3) to the intended or correct position.
► VERB 1) (of an animal) return by instinct to its territory. 2) (home in on) move or be aimed towards.
● at home — Cf. ↑at home
● bring home to — Cf. ↑bring home to
● close to home — Cf. ↑close to home
● drive (or hammer) home — Cf. ↑hammer home
● hit (or strike) home — Cf. ↑strike home
● home and dry — Cf. ↑home and dry
● home is where the heart is — Cf. ↑home is where the heart is
DERIVATIVES homeless adjective homelessness noun.
ORIGIN Old English.

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