homing
- adjective
- /ˈhoʊmɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
de localización
- The pigeon used its homing instinct to return to its nest after being released far away.
Lock picking even like the homing pigeon.
- Lock picking even like the homing pigeon.
Examples
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So we know it's a homing receptor, we know the gut plays a major role because of the bulk of lymphoid tissue.
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Emotional home that you have is also a homing beacon for other people.
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And it's up to us to find an internal sort of homing device about where the money is best spent.
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Those are signals which the young recognise from birth as as representing a sort of homing sign, a place where you can say there is safety.
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Many animals have a homing ability that helps them find their way back to familiar territories.
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The homing mechanism of this device ensures it accurately locates its starting point.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
11
5.6
A part that helps a missile or vehicle find and move toward a target
- Specialized
A weapon that finds and follows an enemy ship or submarine using sound
How Accurate
286
3.6
- Specialized
1
4.0
- Specialized
- Specialized
2
6.6
113
4.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Homing comes from the familiar word home meaning 'home' and the ending -ing that makes a word about an action or quality. So homing means 'finding or returning to a particular place', which is why a homing pigeon or missile can find its way back to a target.