Homer

Ho·mer  (hmr) fl. 850 b.c.

Greek epic poet. Two of the greatest works in Western literature, the Iliad and the Odyssey, are attributed to him.

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hom·er ¹  (hmr)

n.

1. Baseball A home run.

2. A homing pigeon.

intr.v. ho·mer·ed, ho·mer·ing, ho·mers Baseball

To hit a home run: homered in the fifth inning.

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ho·mer ²  (hmr)

n.

A unit of capacity used by the ancient Hebrews, equal to 10 ephahs (about 10 bushels) or 10 baths (about 100 gallons). Also called kor.

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[Hebrew mer, heap, homer; see mr in Semitic roots.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	homer - a base hit on which the batter scores a run home run base hit, safety - (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely solo blast, solo homer - a home run with no runners on base
	2.	Homer - ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
	3.	homer - an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs kor capacity measure, capacity unit, cubage unit, cubature unit, cubic content unit, cubic measure, displacement unit, volume unit - a unit of measurement of volume or capacity bath - an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons epha, ephah - an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel
	4.	Homer - United States painter best known for his seascapes (1836-1910) Winslow Homer
	5.	homer - pigeon trained to return home homing pigeon domestic pigeon - domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food carrier pigeon - a homing pigeon used to carry messages
Verb	1.	homer - hit a home run rack up, score, tally, hit - gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"