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2 : preparatory reading or research

1homey adjective hom·i·er; -est : characteristic of home

2homey or hom·ie noun, plural homeys or homies : HOMEBOY

hom·i·cid·al adjective : of, relating to, or tending toward homicide

Synonyms

bloodthirsty, bloody, murderous, sanguinary, sanguine—more at BLOODTHIRSTY

ho·mi·cide noun [ORIGIN: L homicida murderer & homicidium manslaughter; both fr. homo human being + caedere to cut, kill]

1 : a person who kills another

2 : a killing of one human being by another

Synonyms

murder; also killing, manslaughter; bloodshed, butchery, carnage, destruction, massacre, slaughter; assassination, execution; euthanasia, mercy killing

hom·i·ly noun, plural -lies : SERMON

— hom·i·let·ic adjective

homing pigeon noun : a racing pigeon trained to return home

hom·i·nid noun : any of a family of primate mammals that comprise all living humans and extinct ancestral and related forms

— hominid adjective

hom·i·ny noun : hulled corn with the germ removed

ho·mo·cys·te·ine noun : an amino acid associated with an increased risk of heart disease when occurring at high levels in the blood

ho·mo·erot·ic adjective : marked by or portraying homosexual desire

— ho·mo·erot·i·cism noun

ho·mo·ge·neous adjective : of the same or a similar kind; also : of uniform structure

— ho·mo·ge·ne·i·ty noun

— ho·mo·ge·neous·ly adverb

ho·mog·e·ni·sa·tion, ho·mog·e·nise British variant of HOMOGENIZATION, HOMOGENIZE

ho·mog·e·nize verb -nized; -niz·ing 1 : to make homogeneous

2 : to reduce the particles in (as milk) to uniform size and distribute them evenly throughout the liquid

— ho·mog·e·ni·za·tion noun

— ho·mog·e·niz·er noun

Synonyms

formalize, normalize, regularize, standardize—more at STANDARDIZE

ho·mo·graph noun : one of two or more words spelled alike but different in origin, meaning, or pronunciation (as the bow of a ship, a bow and arrow)

ho·mol·o·gy noun, plural -gies 1 : structural likeness between corresponding parts of different plants or animals due to evolution from a common ancestor

2 : structural likeness between different parts of the same individual

— ho·mol·o·gous adjective

hom·onym noun 1 : HOMOPHONE, HOMOGRAPH

2 : one of two or more words spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning (as pool of water and pool the game)

ho·mo·pho·bia noun : irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals

— ho·mo·phobe noun

— ho·mo·pho·bic adjective

ho·mo·phone noun : one of two or more words (as to, too, two) pronounced alike but different in meaning or derivation or spelling

Ho·mo sa·pi·ens noun : the human race : HUMANKIND

Synonyms

humanity, humankind, man, mankind—more at MANKIND

ho·mo·sex·u·al adjective : of, relating to, or marked by sexual interest in the same sex as oneself; also : of, relating to, or involving sexual intercourse between members of the same sex

— homosexual noun

— ho·mo·sex·u·al·i·ty noun

hon abbreviation honor; honorable; honorary

Hon·du·ran or Hon·du·ra·ne·an or Hon·du·ra·ni·an noun : a native or inhabitant of Honduras

— Honduran or Honduranean or Honduranian adjective

1hone noun : WHETSTONE

2hone verb 1 : to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone

2 : to make more acute, intense, or effective

— hon·er noun

Synonyms

edge, grind, sharpen, strop, whet—more at SHARPEN

hone in verb : to move toward or direct attention to an objective

1honest adjective [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF, fr. L honestus honorable, fr. honos, honor honor]

1 : free from deception : TRUTHFUL; also : GENUINE, REAL

2 : REPUTABLE

3 : CREDITABLE

4 : marked by integrity

5 : marked by free, forthright, and sincere expression : FRANK

Synonyms

[1] artless, genuine, ingenuous, innocent, naive, natural, real, simple, sincere, true, truthful, unaffected, unpretentious

[4] decent, ethical, good, honorable, just, moral, principled, right, righteous, straight, upright, virtuous—more at GOOD

[5] candid, direct,