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/ˈhəʊmə/ · noun
(historical units of measure) A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6+¹⁄₂ US bushels..
The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer.
Head up! For every newbegotten thou shalt gather thy homer of ripe wheat.
The first baseman hit a homer to lead off the ninth.
The Mets got that four-run cushion in the seventh when George Foster stepped in as a pinch-hitter and hit a two-run homer for the 5-1 final.
Fast forward to Chase's base. Where Chase hit a homer, first at bat. Becca thrived off being sexy, having sex, watching sex.
“So you hit a homer, huh?” she asked, confused by his misery. Colm nodded. “Best sex I've had in a long time. Maybe ever.”
Each of the pigeon fanciers released a homer at the same time.
Joe is such a homer that he would never boo the Hometown Hobos, even if they are in last place in the league.
Use homer when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Homer means (historical units of measure) A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6+¹⁄₂ US bushels..
Common synonyms include cor, kor, hit out of the park, jack.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer.
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