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1 homing
1) ((of pigeons etc) which (can) fly home when set free a long way from home.) sem ratar/flÿgur heim, ratvís2) (able to take a missile etc to its target: These torpedoes have homing devices in their noses.) sjálfstÿribúnaður -
2 home
[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) heimili2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) heimkynni3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) barnaheimili; dvalarheimili, hæli4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) heimili, vist5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) heimili2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) heima-, heimilis-2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) heima-; innanlands-3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) heimavöllur/-leikur/-lið3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) heim, heima2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) í botn, ná takmarki sínu, gera ljóst•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
- nothing to write home about
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