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n

1 abode, domicile, dwelling, dwelling place, habitation, house, pad (slang) residence

2 birthplace, family, fireside, hearth, homestead, home town, household

3 abode, element, environment, habitat, habitation, haunt, home ground, range, stamping ground, territory

4 at home:

a available, in, present

b at ease, comfortable, familiar, relaxed

c entertaining, giving a party, having guests, receiving

d (as a noun) party, reception, soirée

5 at home in, on, or with conversant with, familiar with, knowledgeable, proficient, skilled, well-versed

6 bring home to drive home, emphasize, impress upon, make clear, press home
adj

7 central, domestic, familiar, family, household, inland, internal, local, national, native

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homely, homage, Homeric, homeland

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east or west, home is best	exp.	home is the best place to be no matter where it is
homebound	adj.	forced by a medical condition to spend most of the time home
POSH	exp.	Port Out Starboard Home	Folk etymology: rich ship passengers paid for cabins on the side most in shadow. Supposedly shortened to P.O.S.H on tickets. No evidence for this origin; the word comes from 19th century slang.
care facility	n.	care home
residential care	n.	care provided for old or sick people or children in a residential facility ("home")
break down silos	exp.	(in an organization) set up a more informal structure/workflow/environment; give up on communication protocols between departments	[Bus.]
footies	n.	informal name given to footwear items like socks, home foot covers or plastic foot covers used for hygienical reasons
backronym	n.	a false acronym created "backwards", i.e. from a phrase deliberately invented to generate the acronym, e.g. posh "port out starboard home".

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