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Definition of "homemade" []

  • Made or prepared in the home: homemade pie. (adjective)
  • Made by oneself. (adjective)
  • Crudely or simply made. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "homemade" in a sentence
  • "Police detonated what they described as a homemade explosive found in room 1808, leading authorities to believe the perpetrators posed as guests there."
  • "Police detonated what they described as a homemade explosive found in room 1808."
  • "Survivors have been living in homemade, tattered tents of tin, cardboard and plastic sheets, all strung together in endless rows to fortify them against heavy rains."