last vs homestretch

homestretch vs last

last and homestretch both are nouns.

last is an adjective but homestretch is not an adjective.

last is a verb but homestretch is not a verb.

last is an adverb but homestretch is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
last	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
homestretch	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, homestretch is a hyponym of last; that is, homestretch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than last:

last: the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
homestretch: the end of an enterprise

Other hyponyms of last include end game, endgame, end game, endgame, passing.

last (noun)	homestretch (noun)
a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do	the straight stretch of a racetrack leading to the finish line
holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes	the end of an enterprise
the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
the last or lowest in an ordering or series
the temporal end; the concluding time
the time at which life ends; continuing until dead

last (adjective)	homestretch (adjective)
coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
occurring at or forming an end or termination
occurring at the time of death
highest in extent or degree
immediately past
conclusive in a process or progression
not to be altered or undone
most unlikely or unsuitable
lowest in rank or importance

last (verb)	homestretch (verb)
persist for a specified period of time
continue to live and avoid dying

last (adverb)	homestretch (adverb)
most recently
the item at the end

Difference between last and homestretch

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