homes

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UK/həʊmz/US/hoʊmz/

noun

An acronym for remembering the names of the five Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior.

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Meanings

homes1

noun
  1. pluralplural of home
noun
  1. alternativeslangAlternative spelling of holmes.

    I said what's up Homes? What you doing over this side of the hood?

    2008, Matthew Ray, Ethan Brown's Twisted Reality
    1 more example

    Ghee said, "Yo, homes. This is my youngest baby, Marisol. Sweetie, say hi to Mr. Holman." Marisol told Holman it was a pleasure to meet him.

    2007, Robert Crais, The Two Minute Rule
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of home

Homes2

noun
  1. pluralplural of Home

HOMES3

noun
  1. mnemonicgeographyAn acronym for remembering the names of the five Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior.

    From HOMES to HAMES?

    2026 August 25, Max White, “Exploring Lake Ontario's name and history amid Trump threat to rename it 'Lake America'”, in WXYZ-TV, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2026

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with homes

holmescombs
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Anagrams

Mosheemosh
Cite this entry
APA

homes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homes

MLA

“homes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homes. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homes,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homes.

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