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homer
  • n  a base hit on which the batter scores a run
  • n  ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
  • n  an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs
  • n  United States painter best known for his seascapes (1836-1910)
  • n  pigeon trained to return home
  • v  hit a home run
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homer a. thompson
  • n  United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
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homer armstrong thompson
  • n  United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
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homer thompson
  • n  United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
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homeroom
  • n  a classroom in which all students in a particular grade (or in a division of a grade) meet at certain times under the supervision of a teacher who takes attendance and does other administrative business
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homestead
  • n  the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
  • n  land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law
  • n  dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land
  • v  settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead
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homestead law
  • n  a law conferring privileges on owners of homesteads
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homesteader
  • n  someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
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homestretch
  • n  the end of an enterprise
    they were on the homestretch when the computer crashed
  • n  the straight stretch of a racetrack leading to the finish line
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hometown
  • n  the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence
    he never went back to his hometown again
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homework
  • n  preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
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homework problem
  • n  a problem that students are assigned to do outside of class
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homiletics
  • n  the branch of theology that deals with sermons and homilies
  • n  the art of preaching
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