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stay-at-home

[stey-uht-hohm]

stay-at-home

[stey-uht-hohm]
adjective
1.
not inclined to travel or seek diversions or pastimes outside one's residence, area, or country.
2.
of or pertaining to time spent at home: a stay-at-home evening.
noun
3.
a person who stays at home a good deal; a person not inclined to travel; homebody.

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Stay-at-home is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

Origin:
1800–10
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stay-at-home
 
adj
1.  (of a person) enjoying a quiet, settled, and unadventurous use of leisure
 
n
2.  a stay-at-home person
3.  a person who does not bother to vote in a political election

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