Homemade Meaning
/hˈoʊmmeɪd/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjMade at home.
adjMade by oneself.
Sentence Examples
This is homemade jam.
That old man had been making homemade whiskey for fifty years.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She brought a delicious ____ pie to the party, baked from scratch.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
My grandmother's ____ apple pie is much better than any pie you can buy at the store.
Word Origin & History
From home + made.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[T]he very wet winter will have washed much of the goodness out of the soil. Homemade compost and the load of manure we get from a friendly farmer may not be enough to compensate for what has leached from the ground."
— 2014 April 21, Mary Keen, “You can still teach an old gardener new tricks: Even the hardiest of us gardeners occasionally learn useful new techniques [print version: Gardening is always ready to teach even the hardiest of us a few new tricks, 19 April 2014]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Gardening), page G7:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She brought a delicious ____ pie to the party, baked from scratch.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
My grandmother's ____ apple pie is much better than any pie you can buy at the store.