home plate
51plate — [plāt] n. [OFr, flat object < fem. of plat, flat < VL * plattus < Gr platys, broad, flat: see PLATY ] 1. a smooth, flat, relatively thin piece of metal or other material 2. a sheet of metal made by beating, rolling, or casting 3. a) any… …
52home — [hōm] n. [ME < OE hām, akin to Ger heim < Gmc * haim < IE base * kei , to lie, homestead > HIDE3, Gr keisthai, to lie down, rest, L civis, townsman, ON heimr, home, Goth haima, OHG heim: basic sense “place where one lies; dwelling”] 1 …
53home — [adj] domestic at ease, at rest, central, down home*, familiar, family, homely, homey, household, inland, in one’s element*, internal, in the bosom*, local, national, native; concept 536 Ant. business, commercial home [n1] place where a human… …
54home base — n 1.) [C, usually singular] the place that someone returns to in order to rest, learn new things, or exchange information ▪ The band s home base is Seattle. 2.) [C, usually singular] the main office of a company = ↑headquarters 3.) [singular] AmE …
55home base — home ,base noun 1. ) uncount the place in children s games where you start from and often finish => HOME PLATE 2. ) count a building or place where an organization is based: Texas is the company s home base …
56home base — home′ base′ n. 1) spo home plate 2) cvb home 8) • Etymology: 1850–55, amer …
57Home run — In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring runs for himself and each runner who was already on base, with no errors by… …
58plate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. platter, dish, utensil, tray; slab, sheet, planch; coating, veneer, coat; denture. See receptacle, layer. v. t. overlay, laminate; gild, silver, platinize; veneer; electroplate. See covering, layer.… …
59Home (disambiguation) — A home is a place where a person or a family lives together.Home may also refer to:General usage*Home (nightclub), a nightclub in London *Home (sports), the city or field where a team generally play *Home directory, a directory in computing that… …
60home — n., adj., adv., & v. n. 1 a the place where one lives; the fixed residence of a family or household. b a dwelling house. 2 the members of a family collectively; one s family background (comes from a good home). 3 the native land of a person or of …
