Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Home
home, adv. [see home, n.] (webplay: abroad, absent, breast, bring, carry, close, come, death, delight, dress, existence, familiar, felt, first, foreign, garment, go, grave, ground, house, inclose, life, lodgings, long, Lord, man, natural, place, plenty, return, staying, time, wind, wise).
- Homeward; toward one's dwelling place; again in the direction of one's habitation after an absence; back to one's loved ones after a period of separation.
- Heavenward; beyond mortality; to paradise; toward immortality; back to the presence of God.
- Back; to a former place; to one's rightful position.
- Away.
- Domestically; in this country.
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