| NOUN | act | homer, home run | a base hit on which the batter scores a run |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | Homer | ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC) | |
| quantity | homer, kor | an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths / baths or 10 ephahs | |
| person | Homer, Winslow Homer | United States painter best known for his seascapes (1836-1910) | |
| animal | homer, homing pigeon | pigeon trained to return home | |
| VERB | competition | homer | hit a home run |
| Sounds | hhow'mer | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Amor ... Zimmer: 100 rhymes with mer... | |
| Meaning | A base hit on which the batter scores a run. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | home run | |
| Narrower | solo homer, solo blast | A home run with no runners on base |
| Broader | base hit, safety | (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely |
| Spanish | cuadrangular, home run, jonrón | |
| Catalan | home run | |
| Verbs | homer | hit a home run |
| Meaning | ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC). | |
|---|---|---|
| Instance of | poet | A writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry) |
| Spanish | Homer, Homero | |
| Catalan | Homer | |
| Adjectives | Homeric | relating to or characteristic of Homer or his age or the works attributed to him |
| Meaning | An ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths / baths or 10 ephahs. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | kor | |
| Parts | bath | An ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons |
| ephah, epha | An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel | |
| Broader | volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit | A unit of measurement of volume or capacity |
| Spanish | kor | |
| Catalan | kor | |
| Meaning | United States painter best known for his seascapes (1836-1910). | |
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| Synonym | Winslow Homer | |
| Instance of | painter | An artist who paints / paints |
| Spanish | Homer, Homero, Winslow Homer | |
| Catalan | Homer, Winslow Homer | |
| Meaning | pigeon trained to return home. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | homing pigeon | |
| Narrower | carrier pigeon | A homing pigeon used to carry messages |
| Broader | domestic pigeon | domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food |
| Spanish | paloma mensajera | |
| Catalan | colom missatger | |
| Meaning | hit a home run. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | score, hit, tally, rack up | gain points in a game / game / game |
| Spanish | jonrón | |
| Nouns | homer | a base hit on which the batter scores a run |
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