that are not well paid such as making clothes for shops/stores         A ( H? M          fft I fA)

► home-work-ing noun [U]

homey (also homy) /'haumi; NAmE'houmi/ adj., noun m adj. (especially NAmE) pleasant and comfortable, like home It ft jg Ift; fi i# 1$: The hotel had a nice, homey atmosphere,   , ^M#PjQ(ft

m noun = HOMIE

homi cidal /,hnmi'saidl; NAmE ,ha:m-/ adj. likely to kill another person; making sb likely to kill another person ( # ) a homicidal maniac AAS: 0 He

had clear homicidal tendencies. #A0lii(ft:^A{$![«]o homi cide /'hmmsaid; NAmE 'ha:m-/ noun [C, U] {espe­cially NAmE, law #) the crime of killing sb deliberately ( H M ) A A # Hn murder — compare culpable

HOMICIDE, MANSLAUGHTER

homie (also homey) /'haumi; NAmE 'houmi/ noun {NAmE, informal) a homeboy or homegirl ^       ; IA

hom ily /'lmmali; NAmE 'harm-/ {pi. -ies) noun {formal, often disapproving) a speech or piece of writing giving advice on the correct way to behave, etc. (

(ft ) i&lfc, iftfStf? RP : she delivered a homily on the virtues of family life.  J—

Wio

homing /'haumirj; NAmE 'houm-/ adj. [only before noun] 1 (of a bird or an animal 4Mtrained, or having a natural ability, to find the way home from a long distance away M H m jg fife ill|         jg [a] JSC itfc A fg

(ft: Many birds have a remarkable homing instinct. £J|4mA7A®lftM[H!JSCJMAt|o 2 (of a missile, etc. ^#^f) fitted with an electronic device that enables it to find and hit the place or object it is aimed at ||tfo 1- fa W; £ I (ft: a homing device g stl-fH I homing pigeon noun a pigeon (= a type of bird) that has been trained to find its way home from a long distance away, and that people race against other pigeons for sport U64; fit6!

hom-in-id /'hnmimd; NAmE 'harm-/ noun {technical A ill) a human, or a creature that lived in the past which humans developed from Af4z&$?J hom in-oid /'hramnoid; NAmE 'ha:m-/ noun {technical A i4) a human, or a creature related to humans 4cA^!#/ hom iny /'Immini; NAmE 'ha:m-/ noun [U] dried corn (maize), boiled in water or milk, eaten especially in the southern states of the US iASJL ( UHlIl A#ji'l Affi )

Homo /'Immau; 'haumau; NAmE 'houmou/ noun (from Latin, technical Ain) the genus (= group) of primates that includes early and modern humans AM (     @

a#&~m,      a )

homo- /'hDmau-; 'haum-; NAmE 'houmou-/ combining form (in nouns, adjectives and adverbs         is], jf/ff

is] A S1! is]) the same |nj#; A |nj — compare hetero- hom-oe-op-athy (BrE) = homeopathy hom-oeo-stasis (BrE) = homeostasis Homo erectus /.homau I'rektas; .haumau; NAmE .hou­mou/ noun [U] (from Latin, technical Ail-) an early form of human which was able to walk on two legs jf[ X. A

( t&mft£(ft-MAf4$M X homo-erot-ic /.hnmaui'rntik; .haum-; NAmE .houmoui- 'ra:tik/ adj. relating to homosexual sex and sexual

desire

homo gen eity /,hDmad3a‘ni:ati; NAmE ,ha:m-/ noun [U] (formal) the quality of being homogeneous |W] #; [W] J^ homoge neous /,hDma'd3i:nias; NAmE .hourn-/ adj. (formal) consisting of things or people that are all the same or all of the same type ^ AIA ( Ac lA 41 M ^

( Ac A ) Wl $ (ft; IA#4§&A a homogeneous group/ mixture/population A [WJ Ac?HaAc(ftiM^ /  ; fA 4t

A P rrm heterogeneous

homogenized {BrE also -ised) /ha'mDd3anaizd; NAmE ha'ma:d3-/ adj. (of milk A #5) treated so that the cream is mixed in with the rest £?iiiftJ^&SI(ft homo-graph /'hDmagraif; NAmE 'haimagraef/ noun {grammar 14 y£) a word that is spelt like another word

but has a different meaning from it, and may have a different pronunciation, for example bow /bau/, bow

ibsu,bouim&xm{-w%tem, Mx*m,

AIA )

Homo habilis /.homau 'haebilis; .haumau; NAmE .hou­mou/ noun [U] (from Latin, technical A i!) an early form of human which was able to use tools f^A ( ft if] AAC

iifeH£§t^4M$Af4j&M )

horn olo-gous /ha'molagas; NAmE hou'mail-; he-/ adj. ~ (with sth) {technical Ail) similar in position, structure, etc. to sth else ( ItW.        ) A&6A 4lj«lft; MM

(ft : The seal’s flipper is homologous with the human arm.        J&i?A4SftA1f

homo nym /'homanim; NAmE 'harm-; 'houm-/ noun {grammar ifj'A) a word that is spelt or pronounced like another word but which has a different meaning, for example can meaning ‘be able’ and can meaning ‘put sth in a container’ fs]M { [A# )          il?

MX*IH )

homo pho bia /.homa'faubia; .haurn-; NAmE .houma- 'fou-/ noun [U] a strong dislike and fear of homosexual people    ► homo-pho-bic adj.

homo-phone /’hnmafaun; NAmE ‘haimafoun/ noun {grammar i4i&) a word that is pronounced like another word but has a different spelling or meaning, for example some, sum /sAm/     [W]#

tAi, n&i&MX*m )

hom-oph-onous /ha'mofanas; NAmE -'ma:f-/ adj. {linguistics i4 W) (of a word in] i4) having the same pronunciation as another word but a different meaning or spelling IA##A(ft; lAH #S£(ft: ‘Bear’ and ‘bare’ are homophonous. * bear A bare Homo sa-pi-ens /.hranau 'saepienz; .haurn-; NAmE .hou­mou 'seip-; 'saep-/ noun [U] (from Latin, technical Ail) the kind or species of human that exists now ^ A ( ftAWMA# )

homosex ual /.hauma’sekjual; ,hDm-; NAmE .hourn-/ noun a person, usually a man, who is sexually attracted to people of the same sex [WJ142&# (         ) : a

practising homosexual ?f IH 'li ^ ff A (ft A — compare BISEXUAL /?., GAY /?., HETEROSEXUAL, LESBIAN ► homo­sexual adj.: a homosexual act/relationship [W] ft 'if / A %. homo-sexu-al-ity/.hauma.sekju'aelati; ,hnm-; NAmE .hourn-/ noun [U]

homozy-gote /.hrana'zaigaut; NAmE .haima'zaigout/ noun {biology A) a living thing that has only one form of a particular gene, and whose young are more likely to share a particular characteristic ( R WKISS(ft

) ► homo zy gous /-gas/ adj.

hom-un-cu-lus /ha'mArjkjales/ noun {pi. hom-un-cu-li /ha'mArjkjali:/) (in stories) a very small human or human-like creature ( ft ii A (ft ) A, XM A W *

Atl

homy = homey

Hon (also Hon. especially in NAmE) /on; NAmE a:n/ abbr. 1 (BrE) Honorary (used in official titles of jobs) ( ffiA WAiRfizA# ) £!l(ft,          Hon Treasurer: D

Shrimpton & # 4] J#: D.          $|[ 2 Honourable |H

A: the Hon Member for Bolsover        IXiSC M I^T

honcho /'hDntjBu; NAmE 'haintjou/ noun {pi. -os) {informal, especially NAmE) the person who is in charge AW; AJL cm boss : Claude is the studio’s

headhoncho. RAtiil

hone /haun; NAmE houn/ verb [VN] ~ sth (to sth) 1 to develop and improve sth, especially a skill, over a period of time |f^, ill|^; ( A4eN$zA) : His body was honed to perfection, it (ft # ifc IS ^ % A ft A H 0 <> She honed her debating skills at college.

o It was a finely honed piece of writing. Mft 2 to make a blade sharp

or sharper H ( 7J ) ; IE ( 7J ) cm sharpen hon-est Orr /'must; NAmE 'a:n-/ adj.

1 always telling the truth, and never stealing or cheating  A W ; IE Jl W : an honest man/

woman M^Ift 4§ A / A A rrma dishonest 2 ~ (about sth) | ~ (with sb) not hiding the truth about sth i& A