Definitions for homing

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homing hom·ing

Spelling: [hoh-ming]

IPA: /ˈhoʊ mɪŋ/

Homing is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 80 anagrams from letters in homing (ghimno).

Definitions for homing

noun

1. a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.
2. the place in which one's domestic affections are centered.
3. an institution for the homeless, sick, etc.:
4. the dwelling place or retreat of an animal.
5. the place or region where something is native or most common.
6. any place of residence or refuge:
7. a person's native place or own country.
8. (in games) the destination or goal.
9. a principal base of operations or activities:
10. Baseball. home plate.
11. Lacrosse. one of three attack positions nearest the opposing goal.

Idioms

1. at home, in one's own house or place of residence. in one's own town or country. prepared or willing to receive social visits: in a situation familiar to one; at ease: well-informed; proficient: played in one's hometown or on one's own grounds:
2. bring home to, to make evident to; clarify or emphasize for:
3. home and dry, British Informal. having safely achieved one's goal.
4. home free, assured of finishing, accomplishing, succeeding, etc.: certain to be successfully finished, accomplished, secured, etc.:
5. write home about, to comment especially on; remark on:

adverb

1. to, toward, or at home:
2. deep; to the heart:
3. to the mark or point aimed at:
4. Nautical. into the position desired; perfectly or to the greatest possible extent: in the proper, stowed position: toward its vessel:

adjective

1. capable of returning home, usually over a great distance:
2. guiding or directing homeward or to a destination, especially by mechanical means:
3. of, relating to, or connected with one's home or country; domestic:
4. principal or main:
5. reaching the mark aimed at:
6. Sports. played in a ball park, arena, or the like, that is or is assumed to be the center of operations of a team: Compare away (def 11).

verb (used with object)

1. to bring or send home.
2. to provide with a home.
3. to direct, especially under control of an automatic aiming device, toward an airport, target, etc.

verb (used without object)

1. to go or return home.
2. (of guided missiles, aircraft, etc.) to proceed, especially under control of an automatic aiming mechanism, toward a specified target, as a plane, missile, or location (often followed by in on):
3. to navigate toward a point by means of coordinates other than those given by altitudes.
4. to have a home where specified; reside.

Origin of homing

First recorded in 1860-65; home + -ing²

Examples for homing

That Ranger's got homing shells that could blow the Scavenger to splinters if we tried it.

homing on this signal was so simple, a human pilot could have done it himself.

With day, like homing pigeons, they had returned to the camp.

As said before, the homing instinct of horses and cattle is very remarkable.

This homing instinct seems to be very strong in the terrier.

Over the years, she has facilitated the transporting, homing, and re-homing of more than 250 dogs.

Already the homing shells were out of sight; only the twin flares were visible.

Like a homing device, it zipped over the net, into the corner of the court, and past the helpless Dabul to win the point.

In fact, Lew has a well-deserved reputation for homing in on the values that lurk behind the numbers.

The homing instinct of the pigeon has also been ascribed to the same faculty.