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What does "HOME " mean to you?

kenny108

Hey folks!,

I am curently a final year student studying in london, this is research for my final dissertation i would be greatful if you could all reply with an answer, as its important that i collect primary research from working professionals in my field of design.

 

If you could aswer the following questions:

1.what is home?

3.what does home means to you?

4.where is home and why do you call it home?

 

These are not definite questions but are open to further discussion if so a interesting reply is given.

 

Thanks in advance!!

If you could write your name and job title....this is only for referencing in my disseration.

 
Oct 7, 13 6:11 pm
curtkram

noun

    1the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household:I was nineteen when I left home and went to college they have made Provence their home
    the family or social unit occupying a home:he came from a good home and was well educated
    a house or an apartment considered as a commercial property:low-cost homes for first-time buyers
    a place where something flourishes, is most typically found, or from which it originates:Piedmont is the home of Italy’s finest red wines
    informal a place where an object is kept.

    2an institution for people needing professional care or supervision:an old people’s home

    3 Sports the goal or end point.
    the place where a player is free from attack.
    (in lacrosse) each of the three players stationed nearest their opponents’s goal.
    Baseballshort for home plate.
    a game played or won by a team on their own ground.

adjective
[attributive]

    1of or relating to the place where one lives:I don’t have your home address
    made, done, or intended for use in the place where one lives:traditional home cooking
    relating to one’s own country and its domestic affairs:Japanese competitors are selling cars for lower prices in the US than in their home market

    2(of a sports team or player) belonging to the country or locality in which a sporting event takes place:the home team
    played on or connected with a team’s own ground:their first home game of the season

    3North American denoting the administrative center of an organization:the company has moved its home office

adverb

    to or at the place where one lives:what time did he get home last night? I stayed home with the kids
    to the end or conclusion of a race or something difficult:the favorite romped home six lengths clear
    Baseball to or toward home plate.
    to the intended or correct position:he drove the bolt home noisily

verb
[no object]

    1(of an animal) return by instinct to its territory after leaving it:a dozen geese homing to their summer nesting grounds
    (of a pigeon bred for long-distance racing) fly back to or arrive at its loft after being released at a distant point.

    2 (home in on) move or be aimed toward (a target or destination) with great accuracy:more than 100 missiles were launched, homing in on radar emissions
    focus attention on:a teaching style that homes in on what is of central importance for each student

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home is where i pay the bills.  glad i could help you with your research.  my name is curtkram, and my job title is internets troll.

Oct 7, 13 7:55 pm  · 
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