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HOMER
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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:
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:
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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