homing
[ hoh-ming ]
/ ˈhoʊ mɪŋ /
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adjective
capable of returning home, usually over a great distance: We saw the homing birds at dusk.
guiding or directing homeward or to a destination, especially by mechanical means: the homing instinct; a homing beacon.
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Words nearby homing
homiletic, homiletics, homiliary, homilist, homily, homing, homing device, homing guidance, homing pigeon, hominid, hominids
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homing
/ (ˈhəʊmɪŋ) /
noun (modifier)
zoology relating to the ability to return home after travelling great distanceshoming instinct
(of an aircraft, a missile, etc) capable of guiding itself onto a target or to a specified point
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