homer 音标拼音: [h'omɚ]
n . 本垒打,传信鸽
本垒打,传信鸽
homer n 1 :
a base hit on which the batter scores a run [
synonym : {
homer },
{
home run }]
2 :
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (
circa 850 BC )
3 :
an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs [
synonym : {
homer }, {
kor }]
4 :
United States painter best known for his seascapes (
1836 -
1910 ) [
synonym : {
Homer }, {
Winslow Homer }]
5 :
pigeon trained to return home [
synonym : {
homing pigeon }, {
homer }]
v 1 :
hit a home run Homer \
Hom "
er \,
n . (
Zool .)
A carrier pigeon remarkable for its ability to return home from a distance .
[
1913 Webster ]
Homer \
Ho "
mer \,
n . (
Zool .)
See {
Hoemother }.
[
1913 Webster ]
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 ]
Homer \
Ho "
mer \,
n . (
Baseball )
Same as {
Home run }.
[
PJC ]
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 ]
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 ]
29 Moby Thesaurus words for "
homer ":
carrier ,
carrier pigeon ,
goal ,
grand slam ,
hit ,
hole ,
hole in one ,
home run ,
homing pigeon ,
mail car ,
mail coach ,
mail packet ,
mail train ,
mail truck ,
mailer ,
mailplane ,
packet boat ,
pigeon post ,
post boat ,
post car ,
post coach ,
post -
horse ,
post -
office car ,
poster ,
railway mail car ,
score ,
slam ,
strike ,
touchdown 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 .
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 ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Homer ,
AK Homer
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 ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Homer ,
NE Homer
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 .
Headwords :
Homer ,
NY Homer
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 .
Headwords :
Homer ,
GA Homer
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 .
Headwords :
Homer ,
IL Homer
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 .
Headwords :
Homer ,
LA Homer
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 .
Headwords :
Homer ,
MI Homer
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