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homer 音標拼音: [h'omɚ] n. 本壘打,傳信鴿 本壘打,傳信鴿 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 runHomer \ 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, touchdownHomer 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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