homes
Because it is a word with a single syllable, homes is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofhomes
- An informal term of address, like man or dude.
Example: "Hey, holmes! What's up?"
- A dwelling.
- One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt.
- The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat.
Example: "the home of the pine"
- A focus point.
- (of animals) To return to its owner.
Example: "The dog homed."
- (always with "in on") To seek or aim for something.
Example: "The missile was able to home in on the target."
- A directory that contains a user's files.
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