place of one's domestic affections
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To make one's self at home — Home Home (h[=o]m; 110), n. [OE. hom, ham, AS. h[=a]m; akin to OS. h[=e]m, D. & G. heim, Sw. hem, Dan. hiem, Icel. heimr abode, world, heima home, Goth. haims village, Lith. k[ e]mas, and perh. to Gr. kw mh village, or to E. hind a peasant; cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
home — /hoʊm / (say hohm) noun 1. a house, or other shelter that is the fixed residence of a person, a family, or a household. 2. a place of one s domestic affections. 3. (often upper case) an institution for the homeless, sick, etc. 4. the dwelling… …
home — I (domicile) noun abode, apartment, cottage, domicilium, domus, dormitory, dwelling, dwelling place, fireside, fixed residence, habitat, habitation, haven, homeland, homestead, house, household, living quarters, locality, lodging, lodging place,… … Law dictionary
No Place Like Home (TV series) — No Place Like Home Genre Sitcom Created by Jon Watkins Starring William Gaunt Patricia Garwood Martin Clunes (series 1 3) Andrew Charleson (from series 4 thereafter) Country of origin … Wikipedia
home — /hohm/, n., adj., adv., v., homed, homing. n. 1. a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household. 2. the place in which one s domestic affections are centered. 3. an institution for the homeless … Universalium
home — [[t]hoʊm[/t]] n. adj. adv. v. homed, hom•ing 1) a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household 2) the place in which one s domestic affections are centered 3) an institution for people with… … From formal English to slang
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
Italian literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the Italian language that had its beginnings in the 13th century. Until that time nearly all literary work composed in the Middle Ages was written in Latin. Moreover, it was predominantly… … Universalium
At home — Home Home (h[=o]m; 110), n. [OE. hom, ham, AS. h[=a]m; akin to OS. h[=e]m, D. & G. heim, Sw. hem, Dan. hiem, Icel. heimr abode, world, heima home, Goth. haims village, Lith. k[ e]mas, and perh. to Gr. kw mh village, or to E. hind a peasant; cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Home — (h[=o]m; 110), n. [OE. hom, ham, AS. h[=a]m; akin to OS. h[=e]m, D. & G. heim, Sw. hem, Dan. hiem, Icel. heimr abode, world, heima home, Goth. haims village, Lith. k[ e]mas, and perh. to Gr. kw mh village, or to E. hind a peasant; cf. Skr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
