occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company; "a convivial atmosphere at the reunion"; "a woman of convivial nature"; "he was a real good-time Charlie"
lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct; "She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor"
induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"
not dependent on or conditioned by or relative to anything else
not contingent
free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism"; "an independent republic"
(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence; "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb"
soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock
large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous
poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium; "Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock"
giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness"
having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures; "fastidious microorganisms"; "certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements"
an institution where people are cared for; "a home for the elderly"
the country or state or city where you live; "Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home"; "his home is New Jersey"
where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?"
place where something began and flourished; "the United States is the home of basketball"
an environment offering affection and security; "home is where the heart is"; "he grew up in a good Christian home"; "there's no place like home"
relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are; "my home town"
at or to or in the direction of one's home or family; "He stays home on weekends"; "after the game the children brought friends home for supper"; "I'll be home tomorrow"; "came riding home in style"; "I hope you will come home for Christmas"; "I'll take her home"; "don't forget to write home"
to the fullest extent; to the heart; "drove the nail home"; "drove his point home"; "his comments hit home"
on or to the point aimed at; "the arrow struck home"
return home accurately from a long distance; "homing pigeons"