Home has 25 different meanings across 5 categories:
Noun · Verb · Adjective · Adverb · Proper Noun
housing that someone is living in
"he built a modest dwelling near the pond"
"they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
the country or state or city where you live
"Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home"
"his home is New Jersey"
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
"he ruled that the runner failed to touch home"
an environment offering affection and security
"home is where the heart is"
"he grew up in a good Christian home"
"there's no place like home"
A dwelling.
"After scrolling down a long article, I hit home so I could start reading from the beginning again."
One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family; also, one’s birthplace.
A key that when pressed causes the cursor to go to the first character of the current line, or on the Internet to the top of the web page.
In plain English: A home is the place where you live with your family and feel safe and comfortable.
Usage: Use "home" to refer to your house or place of residence, not as a computer command for moving a cursor. Avoid using it in this context unless you are specifically describing a key on a keyboard.
provide with, or send to, a home
"The shelter successfully found a permanent home for the lost puppy last night."
To return to its owner.
"The stray cat wandered back home after finding a warm spot under my porch."
In plain English: To go back to where you live.
"After a long trip, we finally arrived home and settled in for the evening."
Usage: Use the verb home to describe something returning to where it belongs or its source, such as an arrow hitting its target or a bird flying back to its nest. It is often followed by the preposition "in" when describing a successful arrival at a specific location.
Of, from, or pertaining to one’s dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign
"The local news team covered the home game better than any foreign correspondent could have managed."
In plain English: Home describes something that feels safe, comfortable, and familiar to you.
"The home kitchen was always filled with laughter."
Usage: Use "home" as an adjective only when it directly modifies a noun to describe something related to your house or native land, such as "home cooking" or "home country." Avoid placing it before nouns like "land" or "ground" if you mean the physical location itself, as those phrases sound unnatural.
at or to or in the direction of one's home or family
"He stays home on weekends"
"after the game the children brought friends home for supper"
"I'll be home tomorrow"
"came riding home in style"
"I hope you will come home for Christmas"
"I'll take her home"
"don't forget to write home"
to the fullest extent; to the heart
"drove the nail home"
"drove his point home"
"his comments hit home"
To one's home
"After weeks of traveling abroad, she finally felt a sense of peace upon returning home to her cozy apartment."
To one's place of residence or one's customary or official location
"After a long trip across the country, she finally arrived home and dropped her bags by the front door."
In plain English: Home is an adverb used to describe moving toward or being at your house.
"She decided to come home early after work."
Usage: Use "home" as an adverb to indicate returning directly to your house without using the preposition "to," such as in "come home" rather than "come to home." This usage applies when describing the action of going back where you live.
A habitational surname, from Old English.
"My neighbor's last name is Home, which they say comes from an old family tradition rather than where they grew up."
The word "home" comes from Old English hām, which originally meant a village or settlement before entering Middle English with its current sense of a house. This Germanic term traces back to an ancient Indo-European root that also gave rise to words for dwelling places in other European languages.