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Homer — Hom er, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A carrier pigeon remarkable for its ability to return home from a distance. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
homer — homer1 [hō′mər] n. [Heb ḥōmer, homer, mound < ḥāmar, to surge up, swell up] 1. an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure, equal to about 61/ 4 bushels 2. an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about 58 gallons: It was equivalent to the… … English World dictionary
homer — hom|er [ˈhəumə US ˈhoumər] n AmE informal a home run in baseball >homer v [I] … Dictionary of contemporary English
HOM — • Homer, AK, USA internationale Flughafen Kennung • Autokennzeichen für Saarpfalz Kreis in Homburg/Saar, Saarland … Acronyms
homer — hom|er [ houmər ] noun count AMERICAN INFORMAL a HOME RUN in baseball … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Homer Airport — Infobox Airport name = Homer Airport image width = 250 IATA = HOM ICAO = PAHO FAA = HOM type = Public owner = State of Alaska DOT PF Central Region operator = city served = Homer, Alaska location = elevation f = 84 elevation m = 26 coordinates =… … Wikipedia
Homer — This article is about the Greek poet Homer and the works attributed to him. For other meanings, see Homer (disambiguation). Homeric redirects here. For other uses, see Homeric (disambiguation). See also: English translations of Homer … Wikipedia
Homer — 1 Original name in latin Homer Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/New York longitude 34.33372 latitude 83.49906 altitude 251 Population 1141 Date 2011 05 14 2 Original name in latin Homer Name in other language State code … Cities with a population over 1000 database
HOMer Award — The HOMer Awards were founded in 1991 by Jim Schneider, one of the sysops of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature Forum on the CompuServe Information Service. The award s name recalls both the ancient Greek epic poet and the CompuServe code … Wikipedia
homer — I hom•er [[t]ˈhoʊ mər[/t]] n. v. ered, er•ing. n. 1) spo home run 2) spo homing pigeon 3) spo to hit a home run • Etymology: 1865–70; home+ er I II ho•mer [[t]ˈhoʊ mər[/t]] n. wam jud an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to ten baths in… … From formal English to slang
HOM — Hospice Of Michigan (Community » Non Profit Organizations) *** House Of Milan (Community » Law) ** Hall Of Mirrors (Miscellaneous) ** Hand Over Mouth (Internet » Chat) * High Order Multiples (Medical » Physiology) * Higher Order Multipoles… … Abbreviations dictionary
