# homes

Pronunciation: say "HOHMZ" US /hoʊmz/, UK /həʊmz/

## Noun

1. Plural of home. — plural of home
   - Simple: Plural of home. Use this when talking about more than one place where people live.
   - _Floodwaters damaged hundreds of homes along the river last spring._
   - _Older homes often need more upkeep than newly built ones._
3. Alternative spelling of holmes. *(slang)* — Alternative spelling of holmes.
   - Simple: Alternative spelling of holmes. It is a slang word used to call a friend.
   - _What's up, homes? It's been way too long._
   - _Thanks for the ride, homes, I owe you one._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of home. — third-person singular simple present indicative of home
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of home. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The drone homes in on its target with little human input._
   - _Each spring, the salmon homes toward the river where it hatched._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/homes (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).