| Four-H club |
an organization in the U.S. that teaches young people about farming and how to take care of a home. Four-H clubs are so named because they are meant to improve the heads, hearts, hands, and health of their members. |
| garden |
the British word for an area around one's home planted with grass, flowers, or other plants. This meaning of "garden" has the same meaning as the American word "yard." [1/3 definitions] |
| guest |
a person who is a visitor in another's home. [1/2 definitions] |
| hearth |
the home, as a place of warmth. [1/2 definitions] |
| home |
home plate in baseball or softball. [3/9 definitions] |
| homeless |
having no home. [2 definitions] |
| homemade |
made at home rather than bought. |
| home page |
the main page of a Web site. A home page often has a table of contents and links to other parts of the Web page. |
| home plate |
a flat slab of hard rubber at which the batter stands in a baseball game. The base runner must touch home plate in order to score a run. |
| homer |
a home run in baseball or softball. |
| homesick |
longing for one's home. |
| homespun |
made into cloth or spun into yarn at home. [2/3 definitions] |
| hometown |
the town or city in which one was born or grew up, or any place that feels as if it is one's real home because of having lived there a long time. |
| homeward |
to or toward home. [2 definitions] |
| homework |
schoolwork that is to be done at home rather than at school. |
| houseboat |
a large boat that has been made for use as a home. |
| housekeeper |
a person who is hired to take care of a home. |
| igloo |
a hut, shaped like a dome and made of blocks of ice or hard snow. Igloos are a traditional type of home made by certain groups of people who live in the Arctic regions of the world. |
| laundry room |
a room in a home or institution where clothes and linens are washed and usually dried. |
| living room |
a room in a home in which people can relax or gather together. The living room usually has a couch and comfortable chairs. |
| lounge |
a British word for a room in a home used mainly for relaxing or entertaining guests. "Lounge" often has the same meaning as "living room." [1/5 definitions] |