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home vs fixer-upper

fixer-upper vs home

home and fixer-upper both are nouns.

home is an adjective but fixer-upper is not an adjective.

home is a verb but fixer-upper is not a verb.

home is an adverb but fixer-upper is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
home Yes Yes Yes Yes
fixer-upper Yes No No No
As nouns, fixer-upper is a hyponym of home; that is, fixer-upper is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than home:
  • home: housing that someone is living in
  • fixer-upper: a house or other dwelling in need of repair (usually offered for sale at a low price)
home (noun) fixer-upper (noun)
housing that someone is living in a house or other dwelling in need of repair (usually offered for sale at a low price)
an institution where people are cared for
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
a social unit living together
the country or state or city where you live
place where something began and flourished
where you live at a particular time
the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
an environment offering affection and security
home (adjective) fixer-upper (adjective)
used of your own ground
relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are
inside the country
home (verb) fixer-upper (verb)
return home accurately from a long distance
provide with, or send to, a home
home (adverb) fixer-upper (adverb)
at or to or in the direction of one's home or family
to the fullest extent; to the heart
on or to the point aimed at
Difference between home and fixer-upper

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