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- English Word Hostess Definition A woman who entertains guests for compensation; a female innkeeper.
- English Word Hostess-ship Definition The character, personality, or office of a hostess.
- English Word Hostie Definition The consecrated wafer; the host.
- English Word Hostile Definition Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly; as, a hostile force; hostile intentions; a hostile country; hostile to a sudden change.
- English Word Hostile Definition An enemy; esp., an American Indian in arms against the whites; -- commonly in the plural.
- English Word Hostilely Definition In a hostile manner.
- English Word Hostilities Definition of Hostility
- English Word Hostility Definition State of being hostile; public or private enemy; unfriendliness; animosity.
- English Word Hostility Definition An act of an open enemy; a hostile deed; especially in the plural, acts of warfare; attacks of an enemy.
- English Word Hostilize Definition To make hostile; to cause to become an enemy.
- English Word Hosting Definition An encounter; a battle.
- English Word Hosting Definition A muster or review.
- English Word Hostler Definition An innkeeper. [Obs.] See Hosteler.
- English Word Hostler Definition The person who has the care of horses at an inn or stable; hence, any one who takes care of horses; a groom; -- so called because the innkeeper formerly attended to this duty in person.
- English Word Hostler Definition The person who takes charge of a locomotive when it is left by the engineer after a trip.
- English Word Hostless Definition Inhospitable.
- English Word Hostry Definition A hostelry; an inn or lodging house.
- English Word Hostry Definition A stable for horses.
- English Word Hot Definition imp. & p. p. of Hote.
- English Word Hot Definition Having much sensible heat; exciting the feeling of warmth in a great degree; very warm; -- opposed to cold, and exceeding warm in degree; as, a hot stove; hot water or air.
- English Word Hot Definition Characterized by heat, ardor, or animation; easily excited; firely; vehement; passionate; violent; eager.
- English Word Hot Definition Lustful; lewd; lecherous.
- English Word Hot Definition Acrid; biting; pungent; as, hot as mustard.
- English Word Hot Definition of Hote
- English Word Hot Definition of Hote
- English Word Hot Definition of Hight
- English Word Hot blast Definition See under Blast.
- English Word Hot-blooded Definition Having hot blood; excitable; high-spirited; irritable; ardent; passionate.
- English Word Hot-brained Definition Ardent in temper; violent; rash; impetuous; as, hot-brained youth.
- English Word Hot-head Definition A violent, passionate person; a hasty or impetuous person; as, the rant of a hot-head.