Dwelling vs. Home

Dwellingnoun

A habitation; a place or house in which a person lives; home

Dwellingverb

present participle of dwell

Dwellingnoun

Habitation; place or house in which a person lives; abode; domicile.

Dwellingnoun

housing that someone is living in;

Dwellingnoun

a house, flat, or other place of residence

Dwelling

In law, a dwelling (also residence, abode) is a self-contained unit of accommodation used by one or more households as a home - such as a house, apartment, mobile home, houseboat, vehicle, or other structure. The concept of a dwelling has significance in relation to search and seizure, conveyancing of real property, burglary, trespass, and land-use planning.

Homenoun

(heading) A dwelling.

Homenoun

One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one’s family; also, one’s birthplace.

Homenoun

The place where a person was raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian.

Homenoun

The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.

Homenoun

A house that has been made home-like, to suit the comfort of those who live there.

Homenoun

A place of refuge, rest or care; an asylum.

Homenoun

(by extension) The grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul.

Homenoun

One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt.

Homenoun

The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat.

Homenoun

(heading) A focus point.

Homenoun

(board games) The ultimate point aimed at in a progress; the goal.

Homenoun

(baseball) Home plate.

Homenoun

(lacrosse) The place of a player in front of an opponent’s goal; also, the player.

Homenoun

(Internet) The landing page of a website; the site's homepage.

Homenoun

clipping of home directory

Homeverb

To seek or aim for something.

Homeadjective

Of or pertaining to one’s dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.

Homeadjective

Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.

Homeadverb

to home

Homeadverb

to one's place of residence or one's customary or official location

Homeadverb

to one's place of birth

Homeadverb

to the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length

Homeadverb

(internet) to the home page

Homeadverb

in one's place of residence or one's customary or official location; at home

Homeadverb

; closely; to the center; deep

Homeadverb

into the goal

Homeadverb

(nautical) into the right, proper or stowed position

Homenoun

See Homelyn.

Homenoun

One's own dwelling place; the house in which one lives; esp., the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one's family; also, one's birthplace.

Homenoun

One's native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one's ancestors dwell or dwelt.

Homenoun

The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.

Homenoun

The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat; as, the home of the pine.

Homenoun

A place of refuge and rest; an asylum; as, a home for outcasts; a home for the blind; hence, esp., the grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul.

Homenoun

The home base; as, he started for home.

Homeadjective

Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.

Homeadjective

Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.

Homeadjective

In various games, the ultimate point aimed at in a progress; goal

Homeadverb

To one's home or country; as in the phrases, go home, come home, carry home.

Homeadverb

Close; closely.

Homeadverb

To the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length; as, to drive a nail home; to ram a cartridge home.

Homeverb

To return home.

Homeverb

To proceed toward an object or location intended as a target; - of missiles which can change course in flight under internal or external control; usually used with in on; as, the missile homed in on the radar site.

Homeverb

To arrive at or get closer to an object sought or an intended goal; used with in on; as, the repairman quickly homed in on the cause of the malfunction.

Homenoun

where you live at a particular time;

Homenoun

housing that someone is living in;

Homenoun

the country or state or city where you live;

Homenoun

an environment offering affection and security;

Homenoun

an institution where people are cared for;

Homenoun

the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end

Homenoun

a social unit living together;

Homenoun

(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score;

Homenoun

place where something began and flourished;

Homeverb

provide with, or send to, a home

Homeverb

return home accurately from a long distance;

Homeadjective

used of your own ground;

Homeadjective

relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are;

Homeadjective

inside the country;

Homeadverb

at or to or in the direction of one's home or family;

Homeadverb

on or to the point aimed at;

Homeadverb

to the fullest extent; to the heart;

Homenoun

the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household

Homenoun

the family or social unit occupying a permanent residence

Homenoun

a house or flat considered as a commercial property

Homenoun

the district or country where one was born or has settled on a long-term basis

Homenoun

a place where something flourishes, is most typically found, or from which it originates

Homenoun

a place where an object is kept.

Homenoun

an institution for people needing professional care or supervision

Homenoun

the finishing point in a race

Homenoun

(in games) the place where a player is free from attack.

Homenoun

(in lacrosse) each of the three players stationed nearest their opponents' goal.

Homenoun

short for home plate

Homenoun

a match played or won by a team on their own ground.

Homeadjective

relating to the place where one lives

Homeadjective

made, done, or intended for use in the home

Homeadjective

relating to one's own country

Homeadjective

(of a sports fixture) played at the team's own ground

Homeadjective

relating to or denoting a sports team that is playing at its own ground

Homeadjective

denoting the administrative centre of an organization

Homeadverb

to or at the place where one lives

Homeadverb

to the end or conclusion of a race or something difficult

Homeadverb

to the intended or correct position

Homeverb

(of an animal) return by instinct to its territory after leaving it

Homeverb

(of a pigeon bred for long-distance racing) fly back to or arrive at its loft after being released at a distant point

Homeverb

move or be aimed towards (a target or destination) with great accuracy

Homeverb

focus attention on

Homeverb

provide (an animal) with a home as a pet

Home

A home, or domicile, is a space used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for an individual, group or family. It is a fully or semi sheltered space and can have both interior and exterior aspects to it.