Emily Dickinson Lexicon

home (-s), n. [OE hám < Germanic.] (webplay: abroad, breast, built, come, common, constant, cover, death, delight, destitute, existence, face, features, felt, fine, foreign, garment, go, grave, ground, handsome, house, joy, life, long, man, manufacture, natural, own, place, return, staying, strains, time, wind, wise).

1. Nest; perch; roost.
2. Haven; refuge; sanctuary; safe abode; place of rest.
3. House; habitation; dwelling place; place of residence.
4. Familiar dwelling; comfortable residence; native country or place; one's own personal abode.
5. Family; kinsfolk; loved ones; beloved group of people.
6. Heaven; paradise; celestial realm; presence of God.
7. Mortal existence; life on earth.
8. Phrase. “At home”: at ease; confident; comfortable; free to relax; in one's own element; able to be completely oneself.
9. Phrase. “At home”: available; able to receive guests.
10. Phrase. “At home”: alive; living; not dead; not deceased.
11. Phrase. “At home”: in; here; present; on the premises; at one's place of residence.