"homer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhəʊmə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhoʊmɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-homer.wav [Southern-England] Forms: homers [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊmə(ɹ) Etymology: From Hebrew חומר / חֹמֶר (khómer, “clay, heap, large unit of volume”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|-}} Hebrew, {{he-m|חומר|dwv=חֹמֶר|gloss=clay, heap, large unit of volume|tr=khómer}} חומר / חֹמֶר (khómer, “clay, heap, large unit of volume”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} homer (plural homers)
  1. (historical units of measure) A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6+¹⁄₂ US bushels. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-homer-en-noun-4QdvWObC Topics: units-of-measure
  2. (historical units of measure) Synonym of cor: approximately the same volume as a liquid measure. Tags: historical Synonyms: cor [synonym, synonym-of] Meronyms (dry measure): cab, kab (1⁄180 homer), omer, issaron (1⁄100 homer), seah (1⁄30 homer), ephah (1⁄10 homer), lethek, lethech (1⁄2 homer) Meronyms (liquid measure): cor
    Sense id: en-homer-en-noun-yx3AAJa5 Topics: units-of-measure Disambiguation of 'dry measure': 27 73 Disambiguation of 'liquid measure': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cor, kor, chomer
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhəʊmə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhoʊmɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-homer.wav [Southern-England] Forms: homers [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊmə(ɹ) Etymology: From home + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|home|er}} home + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} homer (plural homers)
  1. (US, baseball) A home run Tags: US Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-homer-en-noun-aZ4cBmJf Categories (other): American English Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (US, colloquial) Synonym of home run (“sexual intercourse”) Tags: US, colloquial Synonyms: home run [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-homer-en-noun-KRLGyrGm Categories (other): American English
  3. (US) A homing pigeon. Tags: US Categories (lifeform): Columbids
    Sense id: en-homer-en-noun-m3ydnVZB Disambiguation of Columbids: 6 15 11 5 37 12 8 7 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 13 15 9 28 14 7 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 12 12 8 39 13 4 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 4 9 12 9 28 21 6 10
  4. (US, sports) A person who is extremely devoted to a favorite team. Tags: US Categories (topical): Sports Translations (devoted supporter of a team): fanatico [masculine] (Italian), fanatik (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-homer-en-noun-Hy9arHEG Categories (other): American English Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'devoted supporter of a team': 18 12 6 60 4
  5. A homing beacon.
    Sense id: en-homer-en-noun-2YxyBzst
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Chinese homer, homer man, homer pigeon, inside-the-park homer, stay-at-homer
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈhəʊmə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhoʊmɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-homer.wav [Southern-England] Forms: homers [present, singular, third-person], homering [participle, present], homered [participle, past], homered [past]
Rhymes: -əʊmə(ɹ) Etymology: From home + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|home|er}} home + -er Head templates: {{en-verb}} homer (third-person singular simple present homers, present participle homering, simple past and past participle homered)
  1. (US, baseball) To hit a homer; to hit a home run. Tags: US Categories (topical): Baseball Synonyms: hit out of the park, jack Related terms: single, double, triple Translations (to hit a home run): lyödä kunnari (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-homer-en-verb-5JnXTPY1 Categories (other): American English Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} homer
  1. Alternative form of hamer Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hamer
    Sense id: en-homer-enm-noun-PDUZm0kO Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header

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      "code": "fi",
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