The difference between Home and House
When used as nouns, home means one's own dwelling place, whereas house means a structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
When used as verbs, home means to seek or aim for something, whereas house means to keep within a structure or container.
Home is also adverb with the meaning: to one's place of or one's customary or official location.
Home is also adjective with the meaning: of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country.
check bellow for the other definitions of Home and House
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Home as a noun:
A dwelling. One's own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one's family; also, one's birthplace. The place where a person was raised; childhood or parental home; home of one's parents or guardian. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections. A house that has been made home-like, to suit the comfort of those who live there. A place of refuge, rest or care; an asylum. The grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul.
Examples:
"It's what you bring into a house that makes it a home'"
"a home for outcasts"
"a home for the blind"
"a veterans' home'"
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Home as a noun:
One's native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one's ancestors dwell or dwelt.
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Home as a noun:
The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat.
Examples:
"the home of the pine"
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Home as a noun:
A focus point. The ultimate point aimed at in a progress; the goal. Home plate. The place of a player in front of an opponent's goal; also, the player. The landing page of a website; the site's homepage.
Examples:
"The object of Sorry! is to get all four of your pawns to your home."
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Home as a noun:
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Home as a verb (always, _, with "in on", transitive):
To seek or aim for something.
Examples:
"The missile was able to home in on the target."
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Home as an adjective:
Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.
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Home as an adjective:
Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.
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Home as an adverb (internet):
to to one's place of or one's customary or official location to one's place of birth to the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length to the home page
Examples:
"go home'', ''come home'', ''carry home"
"to drive a nail home''; ''to ram a cartridge home"
"Click here to go home."
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Home as an adverb:
in one's place of or one's customary or official location;
Examples:
"Everyone's gone to watch the game; there's nobody home."
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Home as an adverb:
; ; to the center;
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Home as an adverb (UK, soccer):
into the
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Home as an adverb (nautical):
into the right, proper or position
Examples:
"Sails sheeted home."
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House as a noun:
A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
Examples:
"This is my house and my family's ancestral home."
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House as a noun:
The people who live in a house; a household.
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House as a noun:
A building used for something other than a residence (typically with qualifying word). A place of business; a company or organisation, especially a printing press, a publishing company, or a couturier. A place of public accommodation or entertainment, especially a public house, an inn, a restaurant, a theatre, or a casino; or the management thereof.
Examples:
"The former carriage house had been made over into a guest house."
"On arriving at the zoo, we immediately headed for the [[monkey house monkey house]]."
"A small publishing house would have a contract with an independent fulfillment house."
"One more, sir, then I'll have to stop serving you – rules of the house, I'm afraid."
"The house always wins."
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House as a noun:
The audience for a live theatrical or similar performance.
Examples:
"After her swan-song, there wasn't a dry eye in the house."
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House as a noun (politics):
A building where a deliberative assembly meets; whence the assembly itself, particularly a component of a legislature.
Examples:
"The petition was so ridiculous that the house rejected it after minimal debate."
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House as a noun:
A dynasty; a family with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one.
Examples:
"A curse lay upon the House of Atreus."
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House as a noun (metaphorical):
a place of rest or repose.
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House as a noun:
A grouping of schoolchildren for the purposes of competition in sports and other activities.
Examples:
"I was a member of Spenser house when I was at school."
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House as a noun:
An animal's shelter or den, or the shell of an animal such as a snail, used for protection.
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House as a noun (astrology):
One of the twelve divisions of an astrological chart.
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House as a noun (cartomancy):
The fourth Lenormand card.
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House as a noun (chess, now, rare):
A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece.
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House as a noun (curling):
The four concentric circles where points are scored on the ice.
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House as a noun:
Lotto; bingo.
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House as a noun (uncountable):
A children's game in which the players pretend to be members of a household.
Examples:
"As the babysitter, Emma always acted as the mother whenever the kids demanded to play house."
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House as a noun (US, dialect):
A small stand of trees in a swamp.
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House as a verb (transitive):
To keep within a structure or container.
Examples:
"The car is housed in the garage."
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House as a verb (transitive):
To admit to residence; to harbor/harbour.
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House as a verb:
To take shelter or lodging; to abide; to lodge.
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House as a verb (transitive, astrology):
To dwell within one of the twelve astrological houses.
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House as a verb (transitive):
To contain or cover mechanical parts.
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House as a verb (obsolete):
To drive to a shelter.
Examples:
"rfquotek Shakespeare"
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House as a verb (obsolete):
To deposit and cover, as in the grave.
Examples:
"rfquotek Sandys"
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House as a verb (nautical):
To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe.
Examples:
"to house the upper spars"
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House as a noun (music genre):
House music.