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nursing home, old folks' or people's home, retirement community,
almshouse, poorhouse, refuge, haven, institution, shelter,
rest-home, US snug harbor: His parents, who are very old and
indigent, have been sent to a home. 4 at home. a comfortable,
at ease, relaxed, cosy, composed, tranquil, placid, peaceful,
serene, untroubled: The Harrises certainly do make one feel at
home. b in, accessible, available, welcoming: You know that we
are always at home to you, Frances. 5 at home with or in.
comfortable with, conversant with, knowledgeable in or about,
familiar with, well-versed in, competent in, expert in,
proficient in, skilled in, up on, current in, adept in, adroit
in, qualified in, (well-)informed in or on or about: Widely
read, she is at home in almost any subject you can name.
--adj. 6 domestic, native, national, internal: Buying more
foreign than home goods upsets the balance of trade. 7
domestic, household: She now sells home appliances for a big
manufacturer. 8 family, domestic: What kind of home life has
he had?
--adv. 9 homeward(s): When will you come home? 10 to the
heart or core, to the quick; effectively, tellingly, profoundly,
deeply, stingingly, cuttingly, harshly, severely, Colloq where
it hurts, where one lives: That remark really hit home. 11
bring or drive home. stress, emphasize, impress upon, make
clear: I am trying to bring home to you the hardships people
suffered during the war.
homeless adj. 1 dispossessed, outcast, exiled, vagabond, derelict,
unsettled; unhoused: Their houses destroyed in the war,
homeless people wandered everywhere.
--n. 2 the homeless. knights of the road, vagrants, vagabonds,
tramps, US bums, hoboes: There are not enough shelters for the
homeless.
homely adj. 1 homey, homelike, unpretentious, modest, unassuming,
simple, unaffected, informal, plain, natural, everyday,
unsophisticated, homespun, commonplace, ordinary, familiar,
friendly, amiable, neighbourly, affable, congenial, Colloq
chiefly US folksy: Her success as a doctor is traceable in part
to her homely approach. 2 homey, homelike, warm, cosy, snug,
domestic, comfortable, easy, serene, peaceful, restful,