The difference between Home and Tenement
When used as nouns, home means one's own dwelling place, whereas tenement means a building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.
Home is also adverb with the meaning: to one's place of or one's customary or official location.
Home is also verb with the meaning: to seek or aim for something.
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 Tenement
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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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Tenement as a noun:
A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.
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Tenement as a noun (legal):
Any form of property that is held by one person from another, rather than being owned.
Examples:
"The island of Brecqhou is a tenement of Sark."
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Tenement as a noun (figurative):
Dwelling; abode; habitation.