Residence vs. Home

Residence vs. Home — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Residence and Home

Residencenoun

The place where one lives; one's home.

Homenoun

(heading) A dwelling.

Residencenoun

A building used as a home.

Homenoun

One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one’s family; also, one’s birthplace.

Residencenoun

The place where a corporation is established.

Homenoun

The place where a person was raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian.

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Residencenoun

The state of living in a particular place or environment.

Homenoun

The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.

Residencenoun

Accommodation for students at a university or college.

Homenoun

A house that has been made home-like, to suit the comfort of those who live there.

It's what you bring into a house that makes it a home

Residencenoun

The place where anything rests permanently.

Homenoun

A place of refuge, rest or care; an asylum.

a home for outcastsa home for the blinda veterans' home
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Residencenoun

subsidence, as of a sediment

Homenoun

(by extension) The grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul.

Residencenoun

That which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also, refuse; residuum.

Homenoun

One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt.

Residencenoun

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily;

a person can have several residences

Homenoun

The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat.

the home of the pine

Residencenoun

the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president);

he refused to live in the governor's residence

Homenoun

(heading) A focus point.

Residencenoun

the act of dwelling in a place

Homenoun

(board games) The ultimate point aimed at in a progress; the goal.

The object of Sorry! is to get all four of your pawns to your home.

Residencenoun

a large and imposing house

Homenoun

(baseball) Home plate.

Homenoun

(lacrosse) The place of a player in front of an opponent’s goal; also, the player.

Homenoun

(Internet) The landing page of a website; the site's homepage.

Homenoun

clipping of home directory

Homeverb

To seek or aim for something.

The missile was able to home in on the target.

Homeadjective

Of or pertaining to one’s dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.

Homeadjective

Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.

Homeadverb

to home

Homeadverb

to one's place of residence or one's customary or official location

Homeadverb

to one's place of birth

Homeadverb

to the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length

to drive a nail home; to ram a cartridge home

Homeadverb

(internet) to the home page

Click here to go home.

Homeadverb

in one's place of residence or one's customary or official location; at home

Everyone's gone to watch the game; there's nobody home.

Homeadverb

; closely; to the center; deep

Homeadverb

into the goal

Homeadverb

(nautical) into the right, proper or stowed position

Sails sheeted home.

Homenoun

where you live at a particular time;

deliver the package to my homehe doesn't have a home to go toyour place or mine?

Homenoun

housing that someone is living in;

he built a modest dwelling near the pondthey raise money to provide homes for the homeless

Homenoun

the country or state or city where you live;

Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at homehis home is New Jersey

Homenoun

an environment offering affection and security;

home is where the heart ishe grew up in a good Christian homethere's no place like home

Homenoun

an institution where people are cared for;

a home for the elderly

Homenoun

the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end

Homenoun

a social unit living together;

he moved his family to VirginiaIt was a good Christian householdI waited until the whole house was asleepthe teacher asked how many people made up his home

Homenoun

(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score;

he ruled that the runner failed to touch home

Homenoun

place where something began and flourished;

the United States is the home of basketball

Homeverb

provide with, or send to, a home

Homeverb

return home accurately from a long distance;

homing pigeons

Homeadjective

used of your own ground;

a home game

Homeadjective

relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are;

my home town

Homeadjective

inside the country;

the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interiorthe nation's internal politics

Homeadverb

at or to or in the direction of one's home or family;

He stays home on weekendsafter the game the children brought friends home for supperI'll be home tomorrowcame riding home in styleI hope you will come home for ChristmasI'll take her homedon't forget to write home

Homeadverb

on or to the point aimed at;

the arrow struck home

Homeadverb

to the fullest extent; to the heart;

drove the nail homedrove his point homehis comments hit home