noun Download 🔗Share Various former units of volume, particularly: Examples : ""When researching historical grain measurements, I discovered that 'homers' were once used to measure barley in ancient Judea, but the exact volume varied by region." " amount unit Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6 1/2 US bushels. Examples : ""In ancient times, a farmer might measure his grain harvest in homers, each holding about 230 liters." " amount unit history agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A four-base hit; a home run Examples : "The first baseman hit a homer to lead off the ninth." sport entertainment game achievement Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A homing pigeon Examples : "Each of the pigeon fanciers released a homer at the same time." animal bird Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person who is extremely devoted to his favorite team. Examples : "Joe is such a homer that he would never boo the Hometown Hobos, even if they are in last place in the league." sport person attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading