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HOMER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: homer   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A base hit on which the batter scores a run

Synonyms:

home run; homer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("homer" is a kind of...):

base hit; safety ((baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "homer"):

solo blast; solo homer (a home run with no runners on base)

Derivation:

homer (hit a home run)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Pigeon trained to return home

Synonyms:

homer; homing pigeon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("homer" is a kind of...):

domestic pigeon (domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "homer"):

carrier pigeon (a homing pigeon used to carry messages)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

poet (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))

Derivation:

Homeric (relating to or characteristic of Homer or his age or the works attributed to him)

Sense 4

Meaning:

United States painter best known for his seascapes (1836-1910)

Synonyms:

Homer; Winslow Homer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

painter (an artist who paints)

Sense 5

Meaning:

An ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs

Synonyms:

homer; kor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("homer" is a kind of...):

capacity measure; capacity unit; cubage unit; cubature unit; cubic content unit; cubic measure; displacement unit; volume unit (a unit of measurement of volume or capacity)

Meronyms (parts of "homer"):

bath (an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons)

epha; ephah (an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hit a home run

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "homer" is one way to...):

hit; rack up; score; tally (gain points in a game)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

homer (a base hit on which the batter scores a run)

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