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
homesteader
- n someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
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
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
homework
- n preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
homework problem
- n a problem that students are assigned to do outside of class
homiletics
- n the branch of theology that deals with sermons and homilies
- n the art of preaching
homing device
- n the mechanism in a guided missile that guides it toward its objective
homing torpedo
- n a torpedo that is guided to its target (as by the sound of a ship's engines)