Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun homer
5 senses of homer
Sense 1
homer, home run -- (a base hit on which the batter scores a run)
=> base hit, safety -- ((baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely)
Sense 2
Homer -- (ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC))
INSTANCE OF=> poet -- (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))
Sense 3
homer, kor -- (an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs)
=> volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit -- (a unit of measurement of volume or capacity)
Sense 4
Homer, Winslow Homer -- (United States painter best known for his seascapes (1836-1910))
INSTANCE OF=> painter -- (an artist who paints)
Sense 5
homing pigeon, homer -- (pigeon trained to return home)
=> domestic pigeon -- (domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb homer
1 sense of homer
Sense 1
homer -- (hit a home run)
=> score, hit, tally, rack up -- (gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season")