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Noun: homer  how-mu(r)
  1. A base hit on which the batter scores a run
    - home run, dinger
     
  2. An ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs
    - kor
     
  3. Pigeon trained to return home
    - homing pigeon
Verb: homer  how-mu(r)
  1. Hit a home run
Noun: Homer  how-mu(r)
  1. Ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
     
  2. United States painter best known for his seascapes (1836-1910)
    - Winslow Homer

Derived forms: homered, homers, homering

See also: Homeric

Type of: base hit, capacity measure, capacity unit, cubage unit, cubature unit, cubic content unit, cubic measure, displacement unit, domestic pigeon, hit, painter, poet, rack up, safety, score, tally, volume unit

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