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homer¹
- /ˈhəʊmə/ UK
- /ˈhoʊmɚ/ US
Rhymes with -əʊmə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Hebrew חומר / חֹמֶר (khómer, “clay, heap, large unit of volume”).
noun homers · chomer
- A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6+¹⁄₂ US bushels. The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer.
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Synonym of cor: approximately the same volume as a liquid measure.
The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer.
Similar: cor
homer²
- /ˈhəʊmə/ UK
- /ˈhoʊmɚ/ US
Rhymes with -əʊmə(ɹ)
noun homers
- A home run. The first baseman hit a homer to lead off the ninth.
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Synonym of home run (“sexual intercourse”).
Fast forward to Chase's base. Where Chase hit a homer, first at bat. Becca thrived off being sexy, having sex, watching sex.
Similar: home run
- A homing pigeon. Each of the pigeon fanciers released a homer at the same time.
- A person who is extremely devoted to a favorite team. Joe is such a homer that he would never boo the Hometown Hobos, even if they are in last place in the league.
- A homing beacon. Two general types of homer systems are in use, active homers and passive homers. Active homers contain a transmitting device which emits energy that is directed towards the target.
- homework 'What's the good of talking?' said Cyril. 'What I want is for something to happen. It's awfully stuffy for a chap not to be allowed out in the evenings. There's simply nothing to do when you've got through your homers.' Jane finished the last of her home-lessons and shut the book with a bang.
verb homers · homering · homered
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To hit a homer; to hit a home run.
The Sultan of Swat homered 714 times.
Similar: hit out of the park, jack
Homer³
- /ˈhəʊmə/ UK
- /ˈhoʊməɹ/ US
Where it comes from
From Latin Homērus, from Ancient Greek Ὅμηρος (Hómēros).
proper noun Homers
- An ancient Greek epic poet of the 8th century BCE, who is credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
- A male given name from Ancient Greek. What’s this? “Extremely High Voltage”. Well, I don’t need safety gloves because I’m Homer Simp-*gets zapped to death*
- A town, the county seat of Banks County, Georgia.
- A town, the parish seat of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
- A town and village therein, in Cortland County, New York, named after the Greek poet.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Homer Township.
noun Homers
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Synonym of Homer Simpson
Similar: Homer Simpson
Homer⁴
- /ˈhəʊmə/ UK
- /ˈhoʊməɹ/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English [Term?], an occupational name for a helmet maker, or a variant of Holme.
proper noun Homers
- A surname from Middle English.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: kor, home run, homing pigeon, device, homie, transmitter, issuer, hey, homerun, dixon, nods, qal, four-bagger, big fly, bomb, shot
Translations
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title = {homer},
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year = {2026},
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