'Homer' definitions:

Definition of 'homer'

(from WordNet)
noun
A base hit on which the batter scores a run [syn: homer, home run]
noun
Ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
noun
An ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs [syn: homer, kor]
noun
United States painter best known for his seascapes (1836-1910) [syn: Homer, Winslow Homer]
noun
Pigeon trained to return home [syn: homing pigeon, homer]
verb
Hit a home run

Definition of 'Homer'

From: GCIDE
  • Homer \Hom"er\, n. (Zool.) A carrier pigeon remarkable for its ability to return home from a distance. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Homer'

From: GCIDE
  • Homer \Ho"mer\, n. (Zool.) See Hoemother. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Homer'

From: GCIDE
  • Homer \Ho"mer\, n. [Heb. kh[=o]mer.] A Hebrew measure containing, as a liquid measure, ten baths, equivalent to fifty-five gallons, two quarts, one pint; and, as a dry measure, ten ephahs, equivalent to six bushels, two pecks, four quarts. [Written also chomer, gomer.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Homer'

From: GCIDE
  • Homer \Ho"mer\, n. (Baseball) Same as Home run. [PJC]

Definition of 'homer'

From: GCIDE
  • Hoemother \Hoe"moth`er\, n. [A local Orkney name; cf. Icel. h[=a]r.] (Zool.) The basking or liver shark; -- called also homer. See Liver shark, under Liver. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'homer'

From: GCIDE
  • Liver \Liv"er\, n. [AS. lifer; akin to D. liver, G. leber, OHG. lebara, Icel. lifr, Sw. lefver, and perh. to Gr. ? fat, E. live, v.] (Anat.) A very large glandular and vascular organ in the visceral cavity of all vertebrates. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Most of the venous blood from the alimentary canal passes through it on its way back to the heart; and it secretes the bile, produces glycogen, and in other ways changes the blood which passes through it. In man it is situated immediately beneath the diaphragm and mainly on the right side. See Bile, Digestive, and Glycogen. The liver of invertebrate animals is usually made up of c[ae]cal tubes, and differs materially, in form and function, from that of vertebrates. [1913 Webster]
  • Floating liver. See Wandering liver, under Wandering.
  • Liver of antimony, Liver of sulphur. (Old Chem.) See Hepar.
  • Liver brown, Liver color, the color of liver, a dark, reddish brown.
  • Liver shark (Zool.), a very large shark ({Cetorhinus maximus}), inhabiting the northern coasts both of Europe and North America. It sometimes becomes forty feet in length, being one of the largest sharks known; but it has small simple teeth, and is not dangerous. It is captured for the sake of its liver, which often yields several barrels of oil. It has gill rakers, resembling whalebone, by means of which it separates small animals from the sea water. Called also basking shark, bone shark, hoemother, homer, and sailfish; it is sometimes referred to as whale shark, but that name is more commonly used for the Rhincodon typus, which grows even larger.
  • Liver spots, yellowish brown patches on the skin, or spots of chloasma. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'homer'

From: Easton
  • Homer heap, the largest of dry measures, containing about 8 bushels or 1 quarter English = 10 ephahs (Lev. 27:16; Num. 11:32) = a COR. (See OMER.)
  • "Half a homer," a grain measure mentioned only in Hos. 3:2.

Synonyms of 'homer'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Homer, AK -- U.S. city in Alaska

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Homer, AK -- U.S. city in Alaska
Population (2000) :
3946
Housing Units (2000) :
1873
Land area (2000) :
10.582239 sq. miles (27.407871 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
11.852505 sq. miles (30.697845 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
22.434744 sq. miles (58.105716 sq. km)
FIPS code :
33140
Located within :
Alaska (AK), FIPS 02
Location :
59.643059 N, 151.525900 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Homer, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Homer, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
Population (2000) :
590
Housing Units (2000) :
222
Land area (2000) :
0.377845 sq. miles (0.978614 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.377845 sq. miles (0.978614 sq. km)
FIPS code :
22920
Located within :
Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location :
42.320915 N, 96.489960 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Homer, NY -- U.S. village in New York

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Homer, NY -- U.S. village in New York
Population (2000) :
3368
Housing Units (2000) :
1453
Land area (2000) :
1.668653 sq. miles (4.321790 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.668653 sq. miles (4.321790 sq. km)
FIPS code :
35276
Located within :
New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location :
42.638328 N, 76.183760 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
13077
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Homer, GA -- U.S. town in Georgia

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Homer, GA -- U.S. town in Georgia
Population (2000) :
950
Housing Units (2000) :
406
Land area (2000) :
9.585301 sq. miles (24.825814 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
9.585301 sq. miles (24.825814 sq. km)
FIPS code :
39720
Located within :
Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location :
34.333851 N, 83.499844 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
30547
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Homer, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Homer, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000) :
1200
Housing Units (2000) :
511
Land area (2000) :
1.026232 sq. miles (2.657929 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.026232 sq. miles (2.657929 sq. km)
FIPS code :
35814
Located within :
Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location :
40.034972 N, 87.958986 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
61849
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Homer, LA -- U.S. town in Louisiana

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Homer, LA -- U.S. town in Louisiana
Population (2000) :
3788
Housing Units (2000) :
1709
Land area (2000) :
4.581406 sq. miles (11.865786 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.006209 sq. miles (0.016081 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
4.587615 sq. miles (11.881867 sq. km)
FIPS code :
35870
Located within :
Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
Location :
32.789863 N, 93.058633 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
71040
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Homer, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Homer, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan
Population (2000) :
1851
Housing Units (2000) :
745
Land area (2000) :
1.423213 sq. miles (3.686104 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.028332 sq. miles (0.073380 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.451545 sq. miles (3.759484 sq. km)
FIPS code :
38920
Located within :
Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location :
42.144203 N, 84.806503 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
49245
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

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