HOMER (homer)
Dictionary entry overview: What does Homer mean?
• HOMER (noun)
The noun HOMER has 5 senses:
1. a base hit on which the batter scores a run
2. ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
3. an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs
4. United States painter best known for his seascapes (1836-1910)
5. pigeon trained to return home
Familiarity information: HOMER used as a noun is common.
• HOMER (verb)
The verb HOMER has 1 sense:
1. hit a home run
Familiarity information: HOMER used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HOMER (noun)
Meaning:
A base hit on which the batter scores a run
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
home run; homer
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)
Meaning:
Ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
poet (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))
Meaning:
An ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
kor; homer
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)
Meaning:
United States painter best known for his seascapes (1836-1910)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Winslow Homer; Homer
Instance hypernyms:
painter (an artist who paints)
Meaning:
Pigeon trained to return home
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
homing pigeon; homer
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)
• HOMER (verb)
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
