The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Homer \Hom"er\, n. (Zool.)
   A carrier pigeon remarkable for its ability to return home
   from a distance.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Homer \Ho"mer\, n. (Zool.)
   See Hoemother.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Homer \Ho"mer\, n. [Heb. kh[=o]mer.]
   A Hebrew measure containing, as a liquid measure, ten baths,
   equivalent to fifty-five gallons, two quarts, one pint; and,
   as a dry measure, ten ephahs, equivalent to six bushels, two
   pecks, four quarts. [Written also chomer, gomer.]
   [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Homer \Ho"mer\, n. (Baseball)
   Same as Home run.
   [PJC]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hoemother \Hoe"moth`er\, n. [A local Orkney name; cf. Icel.
   h[=a]r.] (Zool.)
   The basking or liver shark; -- called also homer. See
   Liver shark, under Liver.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Liver \Liv"er\, n. [AS. lifer; akin to D. liver, G. leber, OHG.
   lebara, Icel. lifr, Sw. lefver, and perh. to Gr. ? fat, E.
   live, v.] (Anat.)
   A very large glandular and vascular organ in the visceral
   cavity of all vertebrates.
   [1913 Webster]

   Note: Most of the venous blood from the alimentary canal
         passes through it on its way back to the heart; and it
         secretes the bile, produces glycogen, and in other ways
         changes the blood which passes through it. In man it is
         situated immediately beneath the diaphragm and mainly
         on the right side. See Bile, Digestive, and
         Glycogen. The liver of invertebrate animals is
         usually made up of c[ae]cal tubes, and differs
         materially, in form and function, from that of
         vertebrates.
         [1913 Webster]

   Floating liver. See Wandering liver, under Wandering.


   Liver of antimony, Liver of sulphur. (Old Chem.) See
      Hepar.

   Liver brown, Liver color, the color of liver, a dark,
      reddish brown.

   Liver shark (Zool.), a very large shark (Cetorhinus
      maximus), inhabiting the northern coasts both of Europe
      and North America. It sometimes becomes forty feet in
      length, being one of the largest sharks known; but it has
      small simple teeth, and is not dangerous. It is captured
      for the sake of its liver, which often yields several
      barrels of oil. It has gill rakers, resembling whalebone,
      by means of which it separates small animals from the sea
      water. Called also basking shark, bone shark,
      hoemother, homer, and sailfish; it is sometimes
      referred to as whale shark, but that name is more
      commonly used for the Rhincodon typus, which grows even
      larger.

   Liver spots, yellowish brown patches on the skin, or spots
      of chloasma.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

homer
    n 1: a base hit on which the batter scores a run [syn: homer,
         home run]
    2: ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the
       Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
    3: an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10
       ephahs [syn: homer, kor]
    4: United States painter best known for his seascapes
       (1836-1910) [syn: Homer, Winslow Homer]
    5: pigeon trained to return home [syn: homing pigeon, homer]
    v 1: hit a home run

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

29 Moby Thesaurus words for "homer":
   carrier, carrier pigeon, goal, grand slam, hit, hole, hole in one,
   home run, homing pigeon, mail car, mail coach, mail packet,
   mail train, mail truck, mailer, mailplane, packet boat,
   pigeon post, post boat, post car, post coach, post-horse,
   post-office car, poster, railway mail car, score, slam, strike,
   touchdown



Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:

Homer
   heap, the largest of dry measures, containing about 8 bushels or
   1 quarter English = 10 ephahs (Lev. 27:16; Num. 11:32) = a COR.
   (See OMER.)

     "Half a homer," a grain measure mentioned only in Hos. 3:2.


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Homer, AK -- U.S. city in Alaska
   Population (2000):    3946
   Housing Units (2000): 1873
   Land area (2000):     10.582239 sq. miles (27.407871 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    11.852505 sq. miles (30.697845 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    22.434744 sq. miles (58.105716 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            33140
   Located within:       Alaska (AK), FIPS 02
   Location:             59.643059 N, 151.525900 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Homer, AK
    Homer


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Homer, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
   Population (2000):    590
   Housing Units (2000): 222
   Land area (2000):     0.377845 sq. miles (0.978614 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.377845 sq. miles (0.978614 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            22920
   Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
   Location:             42.320915 N, 96.489960 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Homer, NE
    Homer


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Homer, NY -- U.S. village in New York
   Population (2000):    3368
   Housing Units (2000): 1453
   Land area (2000):     1.668653 sq. miles (4.321790 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.668653 sq. miles (4.321790 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            35276
   Located within:       New York (NY), FIPS 36
   Location:             42.638328 N, 76.183760 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     13077
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Homer, NY
    Homer


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Homer, GA -- U.S. town in Georgia
   Population (2000):    950
   Housing Units (2000): 406
   Land area (2000):     9.585301 sq. miles (24.825814 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    9.585301 sq. miles (24.825814 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            39720
   Located within:       Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
   Location:             34.333851 N, 83.499844 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     30547
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Homer, GA
    Homer


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Homer, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
   Population (2000):    1200
   Housing Units (2000): 511
   Land area (2000):     1.026232 sq. miles (2.657929 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.026232 sq. miles (2.657929 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            35814
   Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
   Location:             40.034972 N, 87.958986 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     61849
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Homer, IL
    Homer


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Homer, LA -- U.S. town in Louisiana
   Population (2000):    3788
   Housing Units (2000): 1709
   Land area (2000):     4.581406 sq. miles (11.865786 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.006209 sq. miles (0.016081 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    4.587615 sq. miles (11.881867 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            35870
   Located within:       Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
   Location:             32.789863 N, 93.058633 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     71040
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Homer, LA
    Homer


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Homer, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan
   Population (2000):    1851
   Housing Units (2000): 745
   Land area (2000):     1.423213 sq. miles (3.686104 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.028332 sq. miles (0.073380 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.451545 sq. miles (3.759484 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            38920
   Located within:       Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
   Location:             42.144203 N, 84.806503 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     49245
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Homer, MI
    Homer