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No one hit home runs the way Babe did. They were something special. They were like homing pigeons. The ball would leave the bat, pause briefly, suddenly gain its bearings, then take off for the stands.
Lefty Gomez

Meaning of "homing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOMING

homing  [ˈhəʊmɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOMING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Homing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOMING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Homing

Homing is the process of determining the location of something, sometimes the source of a transmission, and going to it. More specifically, it may refer to: ▪ Guidance system, a device or group of devices used to navigate a ship, aircraft, missile, rocket, satellite, or other craft ▪ Homing ▪ Infrared homing, a passive missile guidance system which uses the emission from a target of infrared electromagnetic radiation ▪ Semi-active radar homing, a common type of missile guidance system for longer-range air-to-air and surface-to-air missile systems ▪ Active radar homing, a missile guidance method in which a guided missile uses a radar transceiver to find and track its target autonomously ▪ Acoustic homing, a system which uses sound to guide a moving object ▪ Homing, the inherent ability of an animal to navigate towards an original location through unfamiliar areas ▪ Homing beacon, sometimes homer, a beacon that transmits a signal to be homed on...

Definition of homing in the English dictionary

The definition of homing in the dictionary is relating to the ability to return home after travelling great distances. Other definition of homing is capable of guiding itself onto a target or to a specified point.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOMING


antifoaming
ˌæntɪˈfəʊmɪŋ
assuming
əˈsjuːmɪŋ
beachcombing
ˈbiːtʃˌkəʊmɪŋ
becoming
bɪˈkʌmɪŋ
charming
ˈtʃɑːmɪŋ
coaming
ˈkəʊmɪŋ
coming
ˈkʌmɪŋ
gaming
ˈɡeɪmɪŋ
gloaming
ˈɡləʊmɪŋ
homecoming
ˈhəʊmˌkʌmɪŋ
performing
pəˈfɔːmɪŋ
programming
ˈprəʊɡræmɪŋ
re-homing
ˌriːˈhəʊmɪŋ
roaming
ˈrəʊmɪŋ
scroming
ˈskrəʊmɪŋ
streaming
ˈstriːmɪŋ
swimming
ˈswɪmɪŋ
timing
ˈtaɪmɪŋ
upcoming
ˌʌpˈkʌmɪŋ
Wyoming
waɪˈəʊmɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOMING

homiletic
homiletical
homiletically
homiletics
homilies
homilist
homily
hominess
homing device
homing guidance
homing instinct
homing pigeon
hominid
hominine
hominisation
hominization
hominize
hominoid
hominy
hominy grits

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOMING

blooming
blossoming
booming
bottoming
farming
forthcoming
grooming
have it coming
incoming
looming
misbecoming
mushrooming
oncoming
Second Coming
shortcoming
showrooming
unbecoming
unwelcoming
up-and-coming
welcoming
you´ve got another think coming

Synonyms and antonyms of homing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «homing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOMING

Find out the translation of homing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of homing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «homing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

归位
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

homing
570 millions of speakers

English

homing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घर वापस आना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صاروخ موجه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

самонаведения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

homing
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বগৃহে প্রত্যাবর্তন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

homing
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Homing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Homing
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ホーミング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

원점 복귀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Homing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

homing
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மனைப்படுத்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घरी परतणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yuvaya dönen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

homing
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

naprowadzające
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

самонаведення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

homing
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παλιννόστησης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

homing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

homing
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

homing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of homing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMING»

The term «homing» is very widely used and occupies the 22.270 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «homing» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «homing» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about homing

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2 QUOTES WITH «HOMING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word homing.
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Lefty Gomez
No one hit home runs the way Babe did. They were something special. They were like homing pigeons. The ball would leave the bat, pause briefly, suddenly gain its bearings, then take off for the stands.
2
Ashley Madekwe
I am a Topshop homing pigeon! I can walk into the Oxford Circus branch and ferret out the best bits in minutes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOMING»

Discover the use of homing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to homing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lymphocyte Homing Receptors: Advances in Research and ...
Lymphocyte Homing Receptors: Advances in Research and Application: 2011 Edition is a ScholarlyPaper™ that delivers timely, authoritative, and intensively focused information about Lymphocyte Homing Receptors in a compact format.
‎2012
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Homing Devices: The Poor as Targets of Public Housing Policy ...
Homing Devices is a collection of ethnographies that address the central problem affecting not only the United States but also other developed and developing nations around the globe-affordable housing.
Marilyn M. Thomas-Houston, Mark Schuller, 2006
3
Avian Navigation: Pigeon Homing as a Paradigm
How migratory birds can navigate home from their wintering grounds to their breeding sites over hundreds and thousands of kilometres has been an admired mystery over more than a century.
Hans G. Wallraff, 2005
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Homing Endonucleases and Inteins
Free-Standing. Homing. Endonucleases. of. T-even. phage: Freeloaders. or. Functionaries? DAVID R. EDGELL 1 Introduction The ability of group I and II introns, and of inteins, to promote their own mobility to cognate genes lacking the intron ...
Marlene Belfort, Barry L. Stoddard, David W. Wood, 2008
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The Homing
Now Karen's homecoming will become a confrontation with terror as she battles to protect her daughters from a malign, preternatural force that must satisfy its gruesome thirst for innocent prey . . . From the Hardcover edition.
John Saul, 2010
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Lymphocyte Homing to the Skin: Immunology, Immunopathology, ...
The book begins with a review of the role of T-lymphocytes in skin biology, followed by coverage of the process of lymphocyte recruitment, and lymphocyte homing to the skin.
Wolf-Henning Boehncke, 2005
7
Homing in: A Practical Resource for Religious Education
This is a new approach to religious education in the primary years for teachers wanting to enrich children's experience in pretend areas, or home corners.
Angela Wood, Jane Oxley, Lesley Prior, 1998
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Homing in
Through the story of the widow of a colonial settler, and her African maid and companion, she deals with the conflicts between black and white, and young and old.
Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye, 1994
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Collaborative Homing Directed by Site-specific Endonucleases ...
Chapter 3 F-CphI: a Homing Endonuclease related to Resolvase Summary There are four known families of homing endonucleases: LAGLIDADG, GIY-YIG, HNH and His-Cys box, which are characterized by their conserved residues.
Qinglu Zeng, 2008
10
Chico -The Story of a Homing Pigeon
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Lucy M. Blanchard, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOMING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term homing is used in the context of the following news items.
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Homing: Gregorys take win in last old bird race | Derby Telegraph
Homing notes: Alan and Liz Houldsworth have the edge · Homing: Trio from Yule and Inger loft dominate Osmaston Park Homing Society race. «Derby Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
Huge bill for re-homing stray dogs | Uttoxeter Advertiser
TENS of thousands of pounds are spent each year to pick up and re-home stray dogs in East Staffordshire, new figures have revealed. «Uttoxeter Advertiser, Jul 15»
3
Andrew Jennings - the Investigative Journalist Who Hunted Down …
... has also made documentaries for the BBC, had a long and varied journalism career before homing in on the beleaguered footballing body. «NDTVSports.com, Jul 15»
4
The Open 2015: St Andrews, first round - BBC Sport
And, on the evidence on the first hole, it looks to be homing in on the St Andrews' cans. The tournament favourite effortlessly guides in an ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
5
Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs, by Lauren A. Rivera …
In this valuable book, Rivera sheds light on that selection process, homing in on how employers contribute to elite reproduction. The outcome is ... «Times Higher Education, Jul 15»
6
Family fun day at horse re-homing centre in Rolleston
A HORSE re-homing centre in Rolleston will host a charity fun day to raise vital funds to continue caring for the animals. Blue Cross will host the ... «Burton Mail, Jul 15»
7
West Lothian Cats Protection to hold Open Homing Day
Saturday sees West Lothian Cats Protection hold another of their Open Homing Days at Newyearfield Community Centre, Hawk Brae, ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
8
Homing in on the French Connection
In Incredible India, a 'French Haveli' among traders can win credibility, and commerce. A homestay enterprise, so named, has given an old ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
9
Homing results
Winshill Homing Society (5 members sent 81 birds to Frome): 1 M Willis 1940.956; 2 M Willis 1933.612; 3 M Willis 1928.443; 4 M Willis ... «Burton Mail, Jul 15»
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Homing Signal Emitted Even After 30 Days Helped
More than a month after the Coast Guard Dornier went missing, search operations succeeded on Friday with the recovery of the flight data ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»

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