| HOSANNA | • hosanna interj. A cry of praise or adoration to God in liturgical use among the Jews, and said to have been shouted… • hosanna n. A cry of ‘hosanna’. • hosanna v. (Intransitive) To give a cry of ‘hosanna’. |
| HOSEMAN | • hoseman n. A firefighter who carries and directs the hose. • HOSEMAN n. a fireman who directs the stream of water. |
| HOSEMEN | • hosemen n. Plural of hoseman. • HOSEMAN n. a fireman who directs the stream of water. |
| HOSEYED | • HOSEY v. to choose sides in a child's game. |
| HOSIERS | • hosiers n. Plural of hosier. • Hosiers prop.n. Plural of Hosier. • HOSIER n. a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings, or in these and knitted or woven underwear. |
| HOSIERY | • hosiery n. Undergarments worn on the legs, such as socks, stockings, and pantyhose. • hosiery n. (Uncountable) The business or art of a hosier; the practice of making hose. • hosiery n. (Countable) A shop selling such undergarments. |
| HOSPICE | • hospice n. (Countable, dated) A lodging for pilgrims or the destitute, normally provided by a monastic order. • hospice n. (Uncountable) The provision of palliative care for terminally ill patients, either at a specialized… • hospice n. (Countable) A specialized facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill. |
| HOSTAGE | • hostage n. A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or similar… • hostage n. A person seized in order to compel another party to act (or refrain from acting) in a certain way, because… • hostage n. Something that constrains one’s actions because it is at risk. |
| HOSTELS | • hostels n. Plural of hostel. • HOSTEL v. to stay overnight in hostels when travelling. |
| HOSTESS | • hostess n. A female host. • hostess n. A female innkeeper. • hostess n. Stewardess: a woman steward on an airplane. |
| HOSTIES | • hosties n. Plural of hostie. • HOSTIE n. (Australian slang) an air hostess. |
| HOSTILE | • hostile adj. Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence… • hostile adj. Aggressive; antagonistic. • hostile adj. Unwilling. |
| HOSTING | • hosting v. Present participle of host. • hosting n. (Computing) Running and maintaining a computer system on someone’s behalf. • hosting n. (Obsolete) A battle. |
| HOSTLER | • hostler n. A person employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable to look after horses; a groom. • hostler n. (By extension) A person employed to care for a locomotive or other large engine. • Hostler prop.n. A surname. |