homeward-bound

1. 1.

   oriented toward home

   “in a homeward direction”

   “homeward-bound commuters”

   Synonymshomeward

   Similaroriented

Questions about homeward-bound

What does homeward-bound mean?

homeward-bound means "oriented toward home".

How many syllables are in homeward-bound?

homeward-bound has 4 syllables and divides as ho-me-ward--bound under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for homeward-bound?

Close synonyms include homeward. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.