homer

Plural: homers

Noun

• a base hit on which the batter scores a run
• ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
• an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs
• United States painter best known for his seascapes (1836-1910)
• pigeon trained to return home
• A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6+¹⁄₂ US bushels.
• Synonym of cor: approximately the same volume as a liquid measure.
• A home run.
• Synonym of home run (“sexual intercourse”).
• A homing pigeon.
• A person who is extremely devoted to a favorite team.
• A homing beacon.

Verb

Verb Forms: homered, homering, homers

• To hit a home run in baseball.
• hit a home run
• To hit a homer; to hit a home run.

Examples

• Each of the pigeon fanciers released a homer at the same time.
• He was hoping to homer with his seven-letter word, but settled for a solid double.
• Joe is such a homer that he would never boo the Hometown Hobos, even if they are in last place in the league.
• The first baseman hit a homer to lead off the ninth.
• The Sultan of Swat homered 714 times.

Synonyms

home run, homing pigeon, kor, Winslow Homer, cor, hit out of the park, jack

Related Words

double, single, triple

Anagrams of homer