": a form genus of fossil plants based on naked sporangia that are now commonly believed to be the fruiting structures of plants of the genus Asteroxylon":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Hostim , Czechoslovakia, its locality + New Latin -ella":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cch\u00e4st\u0259\u02c8mel\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082010",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hose":{
"antonyms":[
"beat",
"bilk",
"bleed",
"cheat",
"chisel",
"chouse",
"con",
"cozen",
"defraud",
"diddle",
"do",
"do in",
"euchre",
"fiddle",
"fleece",
"flimflam",
"gaff",
"hustle",
"mulct",
"nobble",
"pluck",
"ream",
"rip off",
"rook",
"screw",
"shake down",
"short",
"shortchange",
"skin",
"skunk",
"squeeze",
"stick",
"stiff",
"sting",
"sucker",
"swindle",
"thimblerig",
"victimize"
],
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": a cloth leg covering that sometimes covers the foot":[],
": a flexible tube for conveying fluids (as from a faucet or hydrant)":[],
": short breeches reaching to the knee":[],
": stocking , sock":[],
": to deprive of something due or expected : trick , cheat":[],
": to fire automatic weapons at":[
"\u2014 usually used with down"
],
": to spray, water, or wash with a hose":[
"\u2014 often used with down hose down a stable floor"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"There are several hoses stored in the shed.",
"We need another 50 feet of hose .",
"Verb",
"when the guy failed to return with our money, we sooned realized that we had been hosed",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The fire hose of foreign cash and international aid that propped up the U.S.-backed governments in Kabul for two decades was turned off overnight. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"Since then, Caruso has opened a fire hose of political spending that probably dwarfs the output of all other candidates combined. \u2014 Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
"After securing multiple supply lines, firefighters extended hose lines and attacked the fire. \u2014 Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic , 4 June 2022",
"Millions of Americans suddenly relied on their phones and computers as lifelines to remote jobs, classes, now-distant family and friends, food and grocery deliveries, and a fire hose of news to understand the novel coronavirus. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
"An atmospheric river is a long, narrow region in the atmosphere that can transport moisture thousands of miles, like a fire hose in the sky. \u2014 Jennifer Gray, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Millions of Americans suddenly relied on their phones and computers as lifelines to remote jobs, classes, now-distant family and friends, socially distanced food and grocery deliveries, and a fire hose of news to understand the novel coronavirus. \u2014 Danielle Abril And Hannah Good, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Use an all-purpose household cleaner and a microfiber cloth for spills, or spray it down with a garden hose . \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 18 May 2022",
"Clean the vent duct behind your dryer using a vacuum cleaner hose . \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Squish them with your fingers or hose them off with a sharp spray of water. \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
"Rugs made from plastic materials are easy to hose down. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 May 2022",
"Always the panic of motion and then, between strings, a reprieve to hose down the deck. \u2014 Outside Online , 11 Nov. 2020",
"The second is that the house where Nacho goes to hose himself down belongs to a guy who doesn't want to kill him \u2014 a friendly, middle-aged auto mechanic who offers him the use of a towel and a telephone. \u2014 Kat Rosenfield, EW.com , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Outdoor showers are also available for guests to hose off after a long day out on the bay. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 15 Apr. 2022",
"For aphids, hose off as many as possible and then use either Mosquito Bits (a Baccillus product that nurseries sell) or spray plants with any product containing pyrethrin. \u2014 Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Remain in one place for an hour, and someone will drive past with something to give: coffee and sandwiches out of a car trunk, ice cream or beer from a cooler, or an offer to hose out a house. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The seats are made from marine-grade vinyl and the Bronco Raptor's rubber flooring is made to be easy to hose off. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 24 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English hosa stocking, husk; akin to Old High German hosa leg covering":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u014dz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"sock",
"stocking"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091035",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"hospice":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a lodging for travelers, young persons, or the underprivileged especially when maintained by a religious order":[]
},
"examples":[
"She chose to go to a hospice instead of a hospital.",
"the monks run a hospice for travelers in their mountain retreat",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Violent crimes committed by Japanese dementia patients are rare but a case similar to Tomizawa's in 2014 saw a 72-year-old man with dementia strangle an 82-year-old woman to death in a hospice . \u2014 Heather Chen And Yuki Kurihara, CNN , 11 June 2022",
"Based on the Christopher Pike novel of the same name, the 10-episode show follows a group of seven teenagers at a hospice for terminally ill young adults known as the Rotterdam Home. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 6 June 2022",
"James Lee Bynum, one of two surviving Tuskegee Airmen in San Antonio who was known for telling its story to groups around town, has died in a local hospice . \u2014 Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News , 3 May 2022",
"Jacqueline Lopez-Devine, chief clinical officer at Trustbridge hospice , said in her 15 years working with the dying, no couple had arrived together. \u2014 Terry Spencer, USA TODAY , 22 Mar. 2021",
"Keiichi Shibahara went from making pocket money on wine arbitrage to building Japan\u2019s most valuable hospice care firm Amvis. \u2014 James Simms, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Additionally, a cyberattack against Greater Baltimore Medical Center, a prominent health system in Maryland, caused disruptions to their services\u200b\u200b \u2014 resulting in delayed procedures and impacting hospice care. \u2014 David Stapleton, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"Dear Missing my Dog: In-home hospice care for a dying animal is a true gift. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 19 May 2022",
"Dear Missing my Dog: In-home hospice care for a dying animal is a true gift. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 19 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from French, going back to Middle French hospise, borrowed from Medieval Latin hospitium \"hospitality, lodgings, monastic guesthouse, shelter maintained by a religious order for the poor and infirm,\" going back to Latin,\"accommodation of guests, hired lodgings,\" from hospit-, hospes \"guest, host\" + -ium, denominal suffix of function or occupation \u2014 more at host entry 3":""
},
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"\u02c8h\u00e4s-p\u0259s",
"\u02c8h\u00e4-sp\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"auberge",
"caravansary",
"caravanserai",
"hostel",
"hostelry",
"hotel",
"inn",
"lodge",
"public house",
"tavern"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105223",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hospitable":{
"antonyms":[
"inhospitable",
"ungenial",
"ungracious",
"unsociable"
],
"definitions":{
": given to generous and cordial reception of guests":[
"a kind, hospitable people",
"they are hospitable \u2026 : give a guest everything, and leave him free to do as he likes",
"\u2014 Bram Stoker"
],
": offering a pleasant or sustaining environment":[
"grows in even the least hospitable climates"
],
": promising or suggesting generous and friendly welcome":[
"hospitable faces"
],
": readily receptive : open":[
"hospitable to new ideas"
]
},
"examples":[
"The people of that country are very hospitable .",
"It's a hearty plant that grows in even the least hospitable climates.",
"elderly people moving to Florida for its hospitable climate",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Essentially the heat and low humidity combined create a more hospitable environment for the fires to grow. \u2014 Allison Chinchar, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"The onus is on leaders to make the workplace more hospitable , protective, flexible and inclusive. \u2014 Quentin Mcdowell, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"And all of these weirdnesses were mitigated by the fact that that was one of the most kind, generous, hospitable , just incredibly lovely group of people. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Many have already arrived in the small but hospitable outpost of Vilnius, a city of medieval streets and half a million residents with a history of protecting human rights activists. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
"So why not extend that soul-soothing effect by adding foliage to a bathroom, a habitat particularly hospitable to flora",
"There may be ways to make your backyard less hospitable to the squirrels. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
"In the Indian River Lagoon, the turbid brown waters are much less hospitable . \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
"To avoid any unwanted coyote interactions, Michiganders should be vigilant of their pets and make their backyards less hospitable to coyotes. \u2014 Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press , 7 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Medieval Latin hospit\u0101bilis, from hospit\u0101re \"to lodge, reside, give lodging to, house\" (going back to Latin hospit\u0101r\u012b \"to put up as a guest, give lodging to,\" derivative of hospit-, hospes \"guest, host\") + Latin -bilis \"capable (of acting) or worthy (of being acted upon)\" \u2014 more at host entry 3 , -able":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u00e4-spi-",
"\u02c8h\u00e4-(\u02cc)spi-",
"h\u00e4-\u02c8spi-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"affable",
"cordial",
"genial",
"gracious",
"sociable"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002927",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"host":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a country, government, etc. that agrees to allow an outside business, organization, group of people, etc. to operate, function, or live within in its boundaries, jurisdiction, or population":[
"\u2014 often used before another noun In short, the problem is that the interests of a large multinational company may not be coincident with the development interests of the host countries. \u2014 E. S. Simpson \u2026 when a United States service member commits an offense within a foreign country, should the accused be tried in a court-martial or in a court of the host country"
],
": a great number : multitude":[
"a whole host of options"
],
": a living organism on or in which a parasite lives":[
"\u2026 a single-celled protozoan parasite that is able to sexually reproduce in only one host \u2014cats.",
"\u2014 Erin Tomb",
"\u2026 the parasite larvae develop inside each bee, rapidly consuming their host from the inside out.",
"\u2014 Paul Schmid-Hempel",
"Cryptosporidium is an enteric parasite of emerging importance in normal and immunocompromised hosts .",
"\u2014 Peter S. Millard et al.",
"\u2026 there is a wide array of mechanisms by which the parasite evades or modulates host immunological attack.",
"\u2014 Rick M. Maizel et al."
],
": a person who receives or entertains guests socially, commercially, or officially":[
"Ourself will mingle with society / And play the humble host .",
"\u2014 William Shakespeare",
"\u2026 another blog disclosed that he [John Edwards] had been the host of an off-the-record dinner with several bloggers at his house in Washington.",
"\u2014 Time",
"On Thursday night, [Dawn] Staley will be the host at a black tie fundraising dinner for her foundation in suburban Philadelphia.",
"\u2014 The New York Times",
"\u2026 the Inn at Little Washington has become one of America's premier dining destinations, a cozy world of casual luxury and terrific American food created by chef Patrick O'Connell and host Reinhardt Lynch.",
"\u2014 Thomas Matthews"
],
": a person who talks to guests on a program (such as a radio or television show or a podcast)":[
"As chairman of Harpo Entertainment Group, as well as host , star, and supervising producer of The Oprah Winfrey Show, Winfrey is the most successful woman ever to enter the field of television.",
"\u2014 Harry Allen",
"Not only was he confident, with a malleable voice that was equal parts game show host and morning-radio DJ, but his jokes were seemingly fully formed.",
"\u2014 Peter Rubin",
"As [Randi] Rhodes demonstrates every afternoon drive, a liberal talk radio host can be just as bombastic, hyperbolic, and plain old nasty as a conservative one.",
"\u2014 Jason Zengerle",
"The YouTuber and podcast host has gained millions of subscribers with her opinionated brand of energy and excitement.",
"\u2014 Vanessa Jackson",
"Even though some YouTube hosts are iconic for rarely showing their faces \u2026, it's typically a good idea to know some basics about hosting a video and honing your online personality.",
"\u2014 Shelby Brown"
],
": a place or organization that provides facilities and services for an event or function":[
"The night before he scored 18 points and got 18 rebounds to help Winthrop beat host UNC-Asheville 75-62.",
"\u2014 Seth Davis",
"For the pleasure of visitors who like to combine running and jumping with more intellectual pursuits, Olympic hosts have traditionally set forth a generous display of cultural events. Seoul came up to snuff.",
"\u2014 E. J. Kahn, Jr."
],
": an individual into which a tissue, part, or embryo is transplanted from another":[
"Allogeneic transplantation is more complicated than syngeneic or autologous transplantation because of immunologic differences between donor and host .",
"\u2014 Frederick R. Appelbaum",
"This suggests that functional connections develop between the transplanted neural tissue and the host brain.",
"\u2014 Gary W. Arendash et al."
],
": army":[
"the destruction of Pharaoh's host in that sea",
"\u2014 W. L. Sperry"
],
": emcee":[
"hosted a series of TV programs"
],
": the eucharistic bread":[],
": the larger, stronger, or dominant member of a commensal or symbiotic pair":[
"When one species, known as the symbiont, lives within the body of the other, known as the host , the relation is called endosymbiotic.",
"\u2014 James. J. Childress et al.",
"In a number of natural associations, such as nitrogen-fixing bacteria in legumes, the host organism receives a significant benefit, but the symbiont partner gets little in return.",
"\u2014 Physics Today"
],
": to assemble in an army usually for a hostile purpose":[],
": to receive or entertain guests at or for":[
"host a dinner",
"host friends"
],
": to serve as host (see host entry 3 sense 1a ) to":[
"host a dinner",
"host friends"
],
"\u2014 see also cohost":[
"As chairman of Harpo Entertainment Group, as well as host , star, and supervising producer of The Oprah Winfrey Show, Winfrey is the most successful woman ever to enter the field of television.",
"\u2014 Harry Allen",
"Not only was he confident, with a malleable voice that was equal parts game show host and morning-radio DJ, but his jokes were seemingly fully formed.",
"\u2014 Peter Rubin",
"As [Randi] Rhodes demonstrates every afternoon drive, a liberal talk radio host can be just as bombastic, hyperbolic, and plain old nasty as a conservative one.",
"\u2014 Jason Zengerle",
"The YouTuber and podcast host has gained millions of subscribers with her opinionated brand of energy and excitement.",
"\u2014 Vanessa Jackson",
"Even though some YouTube hosts are iconic for rarely showing their faces \u2026, it's typically a good idea to know some basics about hosting a video and honing your online personality.",
"\u2014 Shelby Brown"
],
"\u2014 see also definitive host , host cell , intermediate host":[
"\u2026 a single-celled protozoan parasite that is able to sexually reproduce in only one host \u2014cats.",
"\u2014 Erin Tomb",
"\u2026 the parasite larvae develop inside each bee, rapidly consuming their host from the inside out.",
"\u2014 Paul Schmid-Hempel",
"Cryptosporidium is an enteric parasite of emerging importance in normal and immunocompromised hosts .",
"\u2014 Peter S. Millard et al.",
"\u2026 there is a wide array of mechanisms by which the parasite evades or modulates host immunological attack.",
"\u2014 Rick M. Maizel et al."
],
"\u2014 see also graft-versus-host disease":[
"Allogeneic transplantation is more complicated than syngeneic or autologous transplantation because of immunologic differences between donor and host .",
"\u2014 Frederick R. Appelbaum",
"This suggests that functional connections develop between the transplanted neural tissue and the host brain.",
"\u2014 Gary W. Arendash et al."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English hoste, oste \"sacrificial offering, bread consecrated in the Eucharist,\" borrowed from Anglo-French hoste, hoiste, going back to Late Latin hostia \"Eucharist,\" going back to Latin, \"sacrificial animal,\" derivative from the base of host\u012bre \"to recompense, requite,\" hostis \"foreigner, stranger, enemy\" \u2014 more at guest entry 1":"Noun",
"Middle English hosten, osten, derivative of ost, host host entry 3":"Verb",
"Middle English ost, host \"army, detachment, body of attendants, multitude, throng,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Late Latin hostis \"archenemy, the Devil, army,\" going back to Latin, \"foreigner, stranger\" (in early use), \"enemy,\" going back to dialectal Indo-European *g h ost-i- \"outsider, guest\" \u2014 more at guest entry 1":"Noun",
"Middle English ost, host \"person who receives guests, guest,\" borrowed from Anglo-French oste, hoste, going back to Latin hospit-, hospes \"guest, visitor, person receiving guests,\" going back to dialectal Indo-European *g h osti-pot- (whence probably also Old Church Slavic gospod\u012d \"lord, master\"), from *g h ost-i- \"outsider, guest\" + *pot- \"one in control, master\" \u2014 more at guest entry 1 , potent entry 1":"Noun",
"derivative of host entry 1":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u014dst"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"army",
"bike",
"cram",
"crowd",
"crush",
"drove",
"flock",
"herd",
"horde",
"legion",
"mass",
"mob",
"multitude",
"press",
"rout",
"scrum",
"swarm",
"throng"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092355",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"hostel":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a supervised institutional residence or shelter (as for homeless people)":[],
": an inexpensive lodging facility for usually young travelers that typically has dormitory-style sleeping arrangements and sometimes offers meals and planned activities":[],
": inn":[],
": to stay at hostels overnight in the course of traveling":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"in the old days, a traveler could spend the night at one of the hostels placed along the coach route",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Another startup using NFTs is Stay Open, which converts unutilized retail and office space into hostel -like lodgings. \u2014 Peter Grant, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"Arian and her cousin are living in a tiny hostel room in Islamabad, paid for by her siblings\u2019 wire transfers. \u2014 Deepa Fernandes, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Feb. 2022",
"And then every other girl in the hostel room was sharing very similar situations. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 24 Aug. 2021",
"Left in the economic lurch, resorts vied for the only fat wallets left: destination skiers who no longer cared to hook up and sleep in a hostel . \u2014 Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online , 20 Nov. 2020",
"The owner said Miller was staying with the couple at the hostel . \u2014 NBC News , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The new arrivals in Warsaw are typically greeted by volunteers who, within a few hours, match them with a family or hostel willing to house them. \u2014 Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic , 3 May 2022",
"The settlers took over part of one of the hotels \u2014 a popular backpacker hostel \u2014 last month. \u2014 Joseph Krauss, ajc , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The couple accused Miller of barging into their bedroom and threatening them at a hostel in Hilo, the same Big Island town where the actor had been arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and harassment in a separate incident in late Match. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That\u2019s when the first upscale hostels appeared, determinedly different from those hosteling clich\u00e9s. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 12 Sep. 2018",
"Of course, hosteling originated as a way for young backpackers to sleep safely and comfortably without the expense of a hotel. \u2014 Rick Steves, miamiherald , 3 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, \"lodging, accommodation, inn, dwelling place,\" borrowed from Anglo-French ostel, hostel, going back to Latin hospit\u0101le \"guest accommodation\" (in plural hospit\u0101lia ) \u2014 more at hospital":"Noun",
"derivative of hostel entry 1":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u00e4s-t\u1d4al",
"\u02c8h\u00e4-st\u1d4al"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"auberge",
"caravansary",
"caravanserai",
"hospice",
"hostelry",
"hotel",
"inn",
"lodge",
"public house",
"tavern"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110958",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"hostelry":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": inn , hotel":[]
},
"examples":[
"the grande dame of the city's hostelries , it has played host to presidents, kings, and Hollywood royalty",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Over the years, the hostelry grew to more than 110 rooms with a conference center. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"These properties permit residents to avail themselves of the same pampering high-end amenities enjoyed by guests of the hostelry . \u2014 Jeffrey Steele, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
"The transformed hostelry \u2019s second-floor accommodations feature cool hues of white and gray, with live-edge headboards and white subway tile. \u2014 Valerie Stivers, WSJ , 29 Dec. 2020",
"Back in Spain, where the hostelry business had been riding high before the pandemic amid robust growth and record tourism numbers, entrepreneurs face similar tough choices on whether or not to resume operations. \u2014 Jeannette Neumann, Bloomberg.com , 10 May 2020",
"Over the decades, the saloon has taken on various incarnations \u2014 a post office, stage depot and a hostelry \u2014 morphing to suit the needs of a developing community along a popular emigrant trail. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com , 29 Jan. 2020",
"Naturally, that aesthetic includes big, welcoming fireplaces, the heart of any New England hostelry . \u2014 Linda Laban, USA TODAY , 16 Feb. 2020",
"Today, some version of Pisco Punch is served in a number of San Francisco hostelries . \u2014 Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com , 27 Dec. 2019",
"Consisting of 12 scenes written and staged by seven directors including showrunner Lee Liebeskind, the production conjures incidents that take place in the eponymous hostelry \u2019s Room 109 over the course of a year. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 16 Oct. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English hostelrye, ostelrye, borrowed from Anglo-French hostillerie, from hostel er hosteler + -erie -ery":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u00e4-st\u1d4al-r\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"auberge",
"caravansary",
"caravanserai",
"hospice",
"hostel",
"hotel",
"inn",
"lodge",
"public house",
"tavern"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105000",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hostile":{
"antonyms":[
"friendly",
"hospitable",
"nonantagonistic",
"nonhostile",
"sympathetic"
],
"definitions":{
": adverse to the interests of a property owner or corporation management":[
"a hostile takeover"
],
": having an intimidating, antagonistic, or offensive nature":[
"a hostile workplace"
],
": marked by malevolence : having or showing unfriendly feelings":[
"a hostile act"
],
": not hospitable":[
"plants growing in a hostile environment"
],
": of or relating to an enemy":[
"hostile fire"
],
": of or relating to the opposing party in a legal controversy":[
"a hostile witness"
],
": openly opposed or resisting":[
"a hostile critic",
"hostile to new ideas"
]
},
"examples":[
"Dugoni, a lawyer who coauthored a nonfiction book about an Idaho worker brain-damaged in 1996 by cyanide fumes, opens his debut novel with a wrongful death attorney in San Francisco, David Sloane, about to make his closing remarks defending a corporation in a similar case. Sloane, who has won 14 cases in a row, hates his arrogant client and must face an obviously hostile jury. \u2014 Publishers Weekly , 9 Jan. 2006",
"Relations with neighboring societies may be intermittently or chronically hostile . A society may be able to hold off its enemies as long as it is strong, only to succumb when it becomes weakened for any reason, including environmental damage. \u2014 Jared M. Diamond , Collapse , 2005",
"I do not want a hostile relationship with my surgeon. But it's obvious he's pigeonholed me into the last of the four patient categories that doctors use when writing a case history: young, middle-aged, senior, elderly. \u2014 Sylvia Simmons , Newsweek , 10 June 2002",
"Even when one is inside a climate-controlled spacecraft, sheltered from the deadly vacuum outside, space is a hostile setting. Terrestrial organisms venturing off the planet face a number of threats, chief among them cosmic radiation and the near absence of gravity. \u2014 Kenneth S. Kosik , Air & Space , June/July 2001",
"Lotus Development Corp. succumbed to a sweetened offer of $3.52 billion, or $64 a share, from International Business Machines Corp. in one of the fastest capitulations ever in a hostile takeover. A marathon week of negotiations, which began shortly after IBM unveiled a surprise bid of $60 a share for Lotus last Monday, ended yesterday with the signing of a definitive agreement. \u2014 Laurie Hays et al. , Wall Street Journal , 12 June 1995",
"While the stereotype of the tortured artist brooding alone in a drafty garret may be an exaggeration, artists of all kinds\u2014painters, musicians, poets, singers\u2014often find themselves struggling to cope in a \u2026 world downright hostile to their work. Financial hardships, loneliness, family members who nag them to get \"real\" jobs, and their own self-destructive attitudes and habits can block creativity and prevent artists from pursuing their vision. \u2014 New Age Journal , Winter 1995",
"They were entering hostile territory.",
"Her suggestions were given a hostile reception.",
"It was a small town that was hostile to outsiders.",
"The camel is specially adapted to its hostile desert habitat.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This milestone moment offers a small respite from the increasingly hostile environment in American public life for LGBTQ+ and particularly trans people. \u2014 Allison Hope, CNN , 30 June 2022",
"The Ukrainian military also hopes to use residents behind enemy lines as a force multiplier by staging sabotage operations, scouting enemy targets, and generally creating a hostile environment for occupation forces. \u2014 Marc Santora, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"Diaz alleged that his colleagues and a supervisor subjected him to a hostile work environment that included slurs, caricatures and swastikas in his nine months working at the Fremont plant in 2015 and 2016. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 21 June 2022",
"The Eastern Conference champs emerged victorious in a pair of Game 7\u2019s to reach this point and won\u2019t be fazed by the hostile environment at the Chase Center this evening. \u2014 Alex Kay, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"The first is trading the friendly confines of Jim Patterson Stadium for a hostile road environment. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2022",
"In a court filing, the judge in the case said Crawford had not proven the existence of a hostile work environment. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 8 June 2022",
"Complaints obtained by the Orlando Sentinel said Bell contributed to a hostile work environment. \u2014 Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
"At the crux of Meta\u2019s policy is the desire to avoid a hostile work environment. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 24 May 2022"
],
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"1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin host\u012blis, from hostis \"enemy\" + -\u012blis \"pertaining to or characteristic of (such persons)\" \u2014 more at host entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u00e4-st\u1d4al",
"-\u02ccst\u012b(-\u0259)l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"adversarial",
"adversary",
"antagonistic",
"antipathetic",
"inhospitable",
"inimical",
"jaundiced",
"mortal",
"negative",
"unfriendly",
"unsympathetic"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051110",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"hostile fire":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a fire that is not confined in a receptacle specifically made to contain fire":[
"\u2014 used in fire-insurance contracts"
],
"\u2014 compare friendly fire":[
"\u2014 used in fire-insurance contracts"
]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131430",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hostile takeover":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an attempt to buy a company when the people who own the company do not want to sell it":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184425",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hostile witness":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": witness in a legal case who supports the opposing side":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224323",
"type":[
"idiom"
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},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being hostile":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u012bln-",
"-\u1d4aln\u0259\u0307s",
"-iln-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-173854",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"amity"
],
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": conflict, opposition, or resistance in thought or principle":[
"there was tension, there was hostility and envy in the air",
"\u2014 Theodor Reik"
],
": deep-seated usually mutual ill will":[
"glad to have gotten through the divorce proceedings without any visible signs of hostility",
"showed open hostility toward outsiders"
],
": hostile action":[
"the Spanish expedition encountered hostility \u2026 and was forced to flee",
"\u2014 R. W. Murray"
],
": overt acts of warfare : war":[
"Peace talks were stalled after recent hostilities ."
]
},
"examples":[
"They were both glad to have gotten through the divorce proceedings without any visible signs of hostility .",
"The townspeople showed open hostility to outsiders.",
"Peace talks were stalled after recent hostilities .",
"Both sides are calling for a cessation of hostilities .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Blaine amendments arose against a backdrop of anti-Catholic hostility in the mid-to-late nineteenth century. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 21 June 2022",
"The tone-setting declaration was necessary because the division, like many other media brands after the summer of 2020, had made headlines for workplace inequity and racial hostility . \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"Some hostility broke out recently over the space occupied by a taco truck that happened to be right in front of a new taqueria in Chinatown. \u2014 Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"In a nearby neighborhood called Batla House, mechanical engineer Sanaullah Akbar sees ghettos as spaces where Muslims can live without fear, even if these areas lack infrastructure or attract hostility . \u2014 Tarushi Aswani, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 June 2022",
"The resurgence of neo-fascist movements and authoritarian rule around the world has unsurprisingly coincided with a ramping-up of hostility against press freedom. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"This hostility has only led school Principal Michael Wilson to double down on making Magic City Acceptance Academy a safe space. \u2014 Michela Moscufo, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
"Tony Blair remains a virtual pariah to this day, David Cameron a figure of open disdain, and Thatcher a source of such continuing hostility that a statue honoring her is egged by protesters. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 6 June 2022",
"The roots of DeSantis\u2019 hostility to transgender people are murky. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English hostilite, hostilitie, borrowed from Late Latin host\u012blit\u0101t-, host\u012blit\u0101s, from Latin host\u012blis \"of an enemy, hostile \" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"h\u00e4-\u02c8sti-l\u0259-t\u0113",
"h\u00e4-\u02c8stil-\u0259t-\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for hostility enmity , hostility , antipathy , antagonism , animosity , rancor , animus mean deep-seated dislike or ill will. enmity suggests positive hatred which may be open or concealed. an unspoken enmity hostility suggests an enmity showing itself in attacks or aggression. hostility between the two nations antipathy and antagonism imply a natural or logical basis for one's hatred or dislike, antipathy suggesting repugnance, a desire to avoid or reject, and antagonism suggesting a clash of temperaments leading readily to hostility. a natural antipathy for self-seekers antagonism between the brothers animosity suggests intense ill will and vindictiveness that threaten to kindle hostility. animosity that led to revenge rancor is especially applied to bitter brooding over a wrong. rancor filled every line of his letters animus adds to animosity the implication of strong prejudice. objections devoid of personal animus",
"synonyms":[
"animosity",
"animus",
"antagonism",
"antipathy",
"bad blood",
"bitterness",
"enmity",
"gall",
"grudge",
"jaundice",
"rancor"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080451",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
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"hostility":{
"antonyms":[
"amity"
],
"definitions":{
": conflict, opposition, or resistance in thought or principle":[
"there was tension, there was hostility and envy in the air",
"\u2014 Theodor Reik"
],
": deep-seated usually mutual ill will":[
"glad to have gotten through the divorce proceedings without any visible signs of hostility",
"showed open hostility toward outsiders"
],
": hostile action":[
"the Spanish expedition encountered hostility \u2026 and was forced to flee",
"\u2014 R. W. Murray"
],
": overt acts of warfare : war":[
"Peace talks were stalled after recent hostilities ."
]
},
"examples":[
"They were both glad to have gotten through the divorce proceedings without any visible signs of hostility .",
"The townspeople showed open hostility to outsiders.",
"Peace talks were stalled after recent hostilities .",
"Both sides are calling for a cessation of hostilities .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Blaine amendments arose against a backdrop of anti-Catholic hostility in the mid-to-late nineteenth century. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 21 June 2022",
"The tone-setting declaration was necessary because the division, like many other media brands after the summer of 2020, had made headlines for workplace inequity and racial hostility . \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"Some hostility broke out recently over the space occupied by a taco truck that happened to be right in front of a new taqueria in Chinatown. \u2014 Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"In a nearby neighborhood called Batla House, mechanical engineer Sanaullah Akbar sees ghettos as spaces where Muslims can live without fear, even if these areas lack infrastructure or attract hostility . \u2014 Tarushi Aswani, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 June 2022",
"The resurgence of neo-fascist movements and authoritarian rule around the world has unsurprisingly coincided with a ramping-up of hostility against press freedom. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"This hostility has only led school Principal Michael Wilson to double down on making Magic City Acceptance Academy a safe space. \u2014 Michela Moscufo, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
"Tony Blair remains a virtual pariah to this day, David Cameron a figure of open disdain, and Thatcher a source of such continuing hostility that a statue honoring her is egged by protesters. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 6 June 2022",
"The roots of DeSantis\u2019 hostility to transgender people are murky. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"Middle English hostilite, hostilitie, borrowed from Late Latin host\u012blit\u0101t-, host\u012blit\u0101s, from Latin host\u012blis \"of an enemy, hostile \" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"h\u00e4-\u02c8sti-l\u0259-t\u0113",
"h\u00e4-\u02c8stil-\u0259t-\u0113"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for hostility enmity , hostility , antipathy , antagonism , animosity , rancor , animus mean deep-seated dislike or ill will. enmity suggests positive hatred which may be open or concealed. an unspoken enmity hostility suggests an enmity showing itself in attacks or aggression. hostility between the two nations antipathy and antagonism imply a natural or logical basis for one's hatred or dislike, antipathy suggesting repugnance, a desire to avoid or reject, and antagonism suggesting a clash of temperaments leading readily to hostility. a natural antipathy for self-seekers antagonism between the brothers animosity suggests intense ill will and vindictiveness that threaten to kindle hostility. animosity that led to revenge rancor is especially applied to bitter brooding over a wrong. rancor filled every line of his letters animus adds to animosity the implication of strong prejudice. objections devoid of personal animus",
"synonyms":[
"animosity",
"animus",
"antagonism",
"antipathy",
"bad blood",
"bitterness",
"enmity",
"gall",
"grudge",
"jaundice",
"rancor"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204842",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"hostler":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one who takes care of horses or mules":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"More than halfway through the film, Manny and Buck discover a formerly napping hostler , Sara. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Apr. 2021",
"Harris, who had worked as a hostler for the county sheriff, was arrested a short time later and taken to the jail on Main Street in Bel Air. \u2014 David Anderson, The Aegis , 16 May 2017"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English hostiller, osteler \"innkeeper, servant at an inn attending horses, person keeping horses for hire\" \u2014 more at hosteler":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u00e4-sl\u0259r",
"\u02c8\u00e4-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140754",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": hostelry":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English ostrie, hostrie , from Middle French osterie, hosterie , from oste, hoste host, guest + -erie -ery":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u014dstr\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122642",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"host plant":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a plant upon which an organism (such as an insect or mildew) lodges and subsists":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170603"
},
"hostile embargo":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a government's embargo on the movement of enemy ships \u2014 compare civil embargo":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-052739"
},
"hospital corner":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a neatly folded corner on a bed formed when the corner of a sheet or bedspread is tucked under the mattress":[
"The boys wore knickers to school, and, starting at age five, made their own beds, with hospital corners .",
"\u2014 Dale Russakoff",
"The couple were gone, but the bed was made with hospital corners and a thin brown blanket.",
"\u2014 Sam Lipsyte"
]
},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
"1907, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-055016"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of or appropriate to a host":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u014dst-l\u0113"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"host entry 3 + -ly entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1893, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084717"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a charitable institution for the needy, aged, infirm, or young":[],
": an institution where the sick or injured are given medical or surgical care":[
"\u2014 usually used in British English without an article after a preposition"
],
": a repair shop for specified small objects":[
"a clock hospital"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u00e4s-\u02ccpit-\u1d4al",
"\u02c8h\u00e4-\u02ccspi-t\u1d4al",
"\u02c8h\u00e4-(\u02cc)spi-t\u1d4al"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The fundraiser for Chris, who is reported to be doing well upon his release from the hospital , and his family, will help with extensive medical bills not covered by insurance. \u2014 Rich Heileman, cleveland , 1 July 2022",
"The wounded officer, who has not been identified, has since been released from the hospital . \u2014 Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun , 30 June 2022",
"Ferrell was injured in the shooting on Monday, Hendersonville Police said, but has since been released from the hospital and is recovering at home. \u2014 Ana Roc\u00edo \u00c1lvarez Br\u00ed\u00f1ez, The Courier-Journal , 30 June 2022",
"In what is called an Honor Walk, Johnson was moved from the hospital to the organ center \u2013 about two blocks - on an interior pathway between the two. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 30 June 2022",
"The grandmother of the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school was released from the hospital , officials said Tuesday. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 28 June 2022",
"One scout required medical attention in Monday's crash but has since been released from the hospital , Armstrong tells PEOPLE. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
"Ross said Young came up to him in the dugout late in Thursday\u2019s game after returning from the hospital . \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 25 June 2022",
"Carrie Kimball, a spokesperson for the district attorney\u2019s office, said in a brief phone interview prior to his arraignment that Garcia was released from the hospital for arraignment. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English hospital, ospitale \"residence for pilgrims and travelers, charitable institution providing residence for the poor and infirm,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin hospit\u0101le, going back to Latin, in plural hospit\u0101lia \"guest accommodations\" (probably by ellipsis from hospit\u0101le cubiculum \"sleeping room for guests\"), noun derivative from neuter of hospit\u0101lis \"of a guest, of hospitality, hospitable,\" from hospit-, hospes \"guest, host\" + -\u0101lis -al entry 1 \u2014 more at host entry 3":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-102353"
},
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"type":[
"interjection",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
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"also -\u02c8z\u00e4-",
"h\u014d-\u02c8za-n\u0259"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English osanna , from Old English, from Late Latin, from Greek h\u014dsanna , from Hebrew h\u014dsh\u012b\u02bd\u0101h-nn\u0101 pray, save (us)!":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-141123"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an enlisted man in the U.S. Navy training to be a hospitalman":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-190928"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one that lodges guests or strangers":[],
": a traveler who stops at hostels overnight":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u00e4-st\u0259-l\u0259r"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English hostiller, osteler \"innkeeper, servant at an inn attending horses, person keeping horses for hire,\" borrowed from Anglo-French hosteler, ostiler \"innkeeper,\" from ostel, hostel \"lodging, inn\" + -er -er entry 2 ; (sense 2) hostel entry 1 + -er entry 2 \u2014 more at hostel entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-192531"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": inn":[],
": an inexpensive lodging facility for usually young travelers that typically has dormitory-style sleeping arrangements and sometimes offers meals and planned activities":[],
": a supervised institutional residence or shelter (as for homeless people)":[],
": to stay at hostels overnight in the course of traveling":[]
},
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"\u02c8h\u00e4s-t\u1d4al",
"\u02c8h\u00e4-st\u1d4al"
],
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"auberge",
"caravansary",
"caravanserai",
"hospice",
"hostelry",
"hotel",
"inn",
"lodge",
"public house",
"tavern"
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"in the old days, a traveler could spend the night at one of the hostels placed along the coach route",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Another startup using NFTs is Stay Open, which converts unutilized retail and office space into hostel -like lodgings. \u2014 Peter Grant, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"Arian and her cousin are living in a tiny hostel room in Islamabad, paid for by her siblings\u2019 wire transfers. \u2014 Deepa Fernandes, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Feb. 2022",
"And then every other girl in the hostel room was sharing very similar situations. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 24 Aug. 2021",
"Left in the economic lurch, resorts vied for the only fat wallets left: destination skiers who no longer cared to hook up and sleep in a hostel . \u2014 Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online , 20 Nov. 2020",
"The owner said Miller was staying with the couple at the hostel . \u2014 NBC News , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The new arrivals in Warsaw are typically greeted by volunteers who, within a few hours, match them with a family or hostel willing to house them. \u2014 Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic , 3 May 2022",
"The settlers took over part of one of the hotels \u2014 a popular backpacker hostel \u2014 last month. \u2014 Joseph Krauss, ajc , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The couple accused Miller of barging into their bedroom and threatening them at a hostel in Hilo, the same Big Island town where the actor had been arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and harassment in a separate incident in late Match. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That\u2019s when the first upscale hostels appeared, determinedly different from those hosteling clich\u00e9s. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 12 Sep. 2018",
"Of course, hosteling originated as a way for young backpackers to sleep safely and comfortably without the expense of a hotel. \u2014 Rick Steves, miamiherald , 3 May 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, \"lodging, accommodation, inn, dwelling place,\" borrowed from Anglo-French ostel, hostel, going back to Latin hospit\u0101le \"guest accommodation\" (in plural hospit\u0101lia ) \u2014 more at hospital":"Noun",
"derivative of hostel entry 1":"Verb"
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"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-200440"
},
"hosea":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a Hebrew prophet of the eighth century b.c.":[],
": a prophetic book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture \u2014 see Bible Table":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"h\u014d-\u02c8z\u0101-\u0259",
"-\u02c8z\u0113-"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hebrew H\u014dsh\u0113a\u02bd":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211600"
},
"host cell":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a living cell invaded by or capable of being invaded by an infectious agent (such as a bacterium or a virus)":[
"This drug integrates with the virus in a way that prevents it from attaching to host cells , and prevents viral replication of cells already infected.",
"\u2014 Donald M. Kaminsky",
"Once the protozoan invades the host cell , it apparently is shielded from the action of any drug.",
"\u2014 Burton J. Bogitsh et al."
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},
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"first_known_use":{
"1885, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-220118"
},
"hostal":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": relating to hosts":[
"a parasite with wide hostal range"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u014dst\u1d4al"
],
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"host entry 3 + -al":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222840"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being hospitable":[]
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the act or process of handling a locomotive between runs that includes taking it to the enginehouse and delivering it to the road crew":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8(h)\u00e4sli\u014b sometimes \u02c8h\u0259s-"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps alteration of hosteling , gerund of hostel entry 2":""
": a large genus of mostly western North American herbs (family Leguminosae) having pinnate leaves, yellow or red flowers, and linear flat pods":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8za-",
"h\u014d\u02c8sak\u0113\u0259"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from David Hosack \u20201835 American botanist + New Latin -ia":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-054544"
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"hosts":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": army":[
"the destruction of Pharaoh's host in that sea",
"\u2014 W. L. Sperry"
],
": a great number : multitude":[
"a whole host of options"
],
": to assemble in an army usually for a hostile purpose":[],
": a person who receives or entertains guests socially, commercially, or officially":[
"Ourself will mingle with society / And play the humble host .",
"\u2014 William Shakespeare",
"\u2026 another blog disclosed that he [John Edwards] had been the host of an off-the-record dinner with several bloggers at his house in Washington.",
"\u2014 Time",
"On Thursday night, [Dawn] Staley will be the host at a black tie fundraising dinner for her foundation in suburban Philadelphia.",
"\u2014 The New York Times",
"\u2026 the Inn at Little Washington has become one of America's premier dining destinations, a cozy world of casual luxury and terrific American food created by chef Patrick O'Connell and host Reinhardt Lynch.",
"\u2014 Thomas Matthews"
],
": a place or organization that provides facilities and services for an event or function":[
"The night before he scored 18 points and got 18 rebounds to help Winthrop beat host UNC-Asheville 75-62.",
"\u2014 Seth Davis",
"For the pleasure of visitors who like to combine running and jumping with more intellectual pursuits, Olympic hosts have traditionally set forth a generous display of cultural events. Seoul came up to snuff.",
"\u2014 E. J. Kahn, Jr."
],
": a country, government, etc. that agrees to allow an outside business, organization, group of people, etc. to operate, function, or live within in its boundaries, jurisdiction, or population":[
"\u2014 often used before another noun In short, the problem is that the interests of a large multinational company may not be coincident with the development interests of the host countries. \u2014 E. S. Simpson \u2026 when a United States service member commits an offense within a foreign country, should the accused be tried in a court-martial or in a court of the host country? \u2014 Charles A. Shanor and Timothy P. Terrell Although the guest workers were distinct\u2014in the sense that they were initially expected to go home and not be absorbed into the host society\u2014in practice, many have stayed and thereby contributed to the ethnic diversity of Europe. \u2014 Michael Chisholm"
],
": a living organism on or in which a parasite lives":[
"\u2026 a single-celled protozoan parasite that is able to sexually reproduce in only one host \u2014cats.",
"\u2014 Erin Tomb",
"\u2026 the parasite larvae develop inside each bee, rapidly consuming their host from the inside out.",
"\u2014 Paul Schmid-Hempel",
"Cryptosporidium is an enteric parasite of emerging importance in normal and immunocompromised hosts .",
"\u2014 Peter S. Millard et al.",
"\u2026 there is a wide array of mechanisms by which the parasite evades or modulates host immunological attack.",
"\u2014 Rick M. Maizel et al."
],
"\u2014 see also definitive host , host cell , intermediate host":[
"\u2026 a single-celled protozoan parasite that is able to sexually reproduce in only one host \u2014cats.",
"\u2014 Erin Tomb",
"\u2026 the parasite larvae develop inside each bee, rapidly consuming their host from the inside out.",
"\u2014 Paul Schmid-Hempel",
"Cryptosporidium is an enteric parasite of emerging importance in normal and immunocompromised hosts .",
"\u2014 Peter S. Millard et al.",
"\u2026 there is a wide array of mechanisms by which the parasite evades or modulates host immunological attack.",
"\u2014 Rick M. Maizel et al."
],
": the larger, stronger, or dominant member of a commensal or symbiotic pair":[
"When one species, known as the symbiont, lives within the body of the other, known as the host , the relation is called endosymbiotic.",
"\u2014 James. J. Childress et al.",
"In a number of natural associations, such as nitrogen-fixing bacteria in legumes, the host organism receives a significant benefit, but the symbiont partner gets little in return.",
"\u2014 Physics Today"
],
": an individual into which a tissue, part, or embryo is transplanted from another":[
"Allogeneic transplantation is more complicated than syngeneic or autologous transplantation because of immunologic differences between donor and host .",
"\u2014 Frederick R. Appelbaum",
"This suggests that functional connections develop between the transplanted neural tissue and the host brain.",
"\u2014 Gary W. Arendash et al."
],
"\u2014 see also graft-versus-host disease":[
"Allogeneic transplantation is more complicated than syngeneic or autologous transplantation because of immunologic differences between donor and host .",
"\u2014 Frederick R. Appelbaum",
"This suggests that functional connections develop between the transplanted neural tissue and the host brain.",
"\u2014 Gary W. Arendash et al."
],
": a person who talks to guests on a program (such as a radio or television show or a podcast)":[
"As chairman of Harpo Entertainment Group, as well as host , star, and supervising producer of The Oprah Winfrey Show, Winfrey is the most successful woman ever to enter the field of television.",
"\u2014 Harry Allen",
"Not only was he confident, with a malleable voice that was equal parts game show host and morning-radio DJ, but his jokes were seemingly fully formed.",
"\u2014 Peter Rubin",
"As [Randi] Rhodes demonstrates every afternoon drive, a liberal talk radio host can be just as bombastic, hyperbolic, and plain old nasty as a conservative one.",
"\u2014 Jason Zengerle",
"The YouTuber and podcast host has gained millions of subscribers with her opinionated brand of energy and excitement.",
"\u2014 Vanessa Jackson",
"Even though some YouTube hosts are iconic for rarely showing their faces \u2026, it's typically a good idea to know some basics about hosting a video and honing your online personality.",
"\u2014 Shelby Brown"
],
"\u2014 see also cohost":[
"As chairman of Harpo Entertainment Group, as well as host , star, and supervising producer of The Oprah Winfrey Show, Winfrey is the most successful woman ever to enter the field of television.",
"\u2014 Harry Allen",
"Not only was he confident, with a malleable voice that was equal parts game show host and morning-radio DJ, but his jokes were seemingly fully formed.",
"\u2014 Peter Rubin",
"As [Randi] Rhodes demonstrates every afternoon drive, a liberal talk radio host can be just as bombastic, hyperbolic, and plain old nasty as a conservative one.",
"\u2014 Jason Zengerle",
"The YouTuber and podcast host has gained millions of subscribers with her opinionated brand of energy and excitement.",
"\u2014 Vanessa Jackson",
"Even though some YouTube hosts are iconic for rarely showing their faces \u2026, it's typically a good idea to know some basics about hosting a video and honing your online personality.",
"\u2014 Shelby Brown"
],
": to receive or entertain guests at or for":[
"host a dinner",
"host friends"
],
": to serve as host (see host entry 3 sense 1a ) to":[
"host a dinner",
"host friends"
],
": emcee":[
"hosted a series of TV programs"
],
": the eucharistic bread":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u014dst"
],
"synonyms":[
"army",
"bike",
"cram",
"crowd",
"crush",
"drove",
"flock",
"herd",
"horde",
"legion",
"mass",
"mob",
"multitude",
"press",
"rout",
"scrum",
"swarm",
"throng"
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"Middle English ost, host \"army, detachment, body of attendants, multitude, throng,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Late Latin hostis \"archenemy, the Devil, army,\" going back to Latin, \"foreigner, stranger\" (in early use), \"enemy,\" going back to dialectal Indo-European *g h ost-i- \"outsider, guest\" \u2014 more at guest entry 1":"Noun",
"derivative of host entry 1":"Verb",
"Middle English ost, host \"person who receives guests, guest,\" borrowed from Anglo-French oste, hoste, going back to Latin hospit-, hospes \"guest, visitor, person receiving guests,\" going back to dialectal Indo-European *g h osti-pot- (whence probably also Old Church Slavic gospod\u012d \"lord, master\"), from *g h ost-i- \"outsider, guest\" + *pot- \"one in control, master\" \u2014 more at guest entry 1 , potent entry 1":"Noun",
"Middle English hosten, osten, derivative of ost, host host entry 3":"Verb",
"Middle English hoste, oste \"sacrificial offering, bread consecrated in the Eucharist,\" borrowed from Anglo-French hoste, hoiste, going back to Late Latin hostia \"Eucharist,\" going back to Latin, \"sacrificial animal,\" derivative from the base of host\u012bre \"to recompense, requite,\" hostis \"foreigner, stranger, enemy\" \u2014 more at guest entry 1":"Noun"
},
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-063150"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having no host":[]
},
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"\u02c8h\u014dstl\u0259\u0307s"
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"host entry 3 + -less":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-064405"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a robe worn by a patient in a hospital":[]
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": horse entry 1 sense 1a(1)":[
"\u2014 used especially in representations of southern and southwestern U.S. speech \"I went straight to the camp of the cavalrymen, an' found them just coolin' off an' dressin' down their hosses after what looked to me like a big ride.\" \u2014 Zane Grey"
],
": horse entry 1 sense 7":[
"He [J. J. Watt] is still a hoss . Watt played 91.5 percent of the Texans' defensive snaps last season, the highest of any free agent defensive lineman.",
"\u2014 Gregg Rosenthal"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u022fs",
"\u02c8h\u00e4s"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"regional variant of horse entry 1 in England and North America":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1815, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-081433"
},
"Hospitalet":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"city in Barcelona province, northeastern Spain population 256,509":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc(h)\u00e4-\u02ccspi-t\u0259-\u02c8let",
"\u02cc\u014ds-p\u0113-t\u00e4-\u02c8let"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-103327"
},
"hospodar":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a governor of Moldavia and Walachia under Turkish rule":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u00e4sp\u0259\u02ccd\u00e4r"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Romanian, from Ukrainian, from hospod' lord, master; akin to Old Slavic gospod\u012d, gospodin\u016d lord, master":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-102300"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of a genus ( Hosta ) of Asian perennial herbaceous plants of the lily family with densely growing basal leaves and tall racemes of white or violet flowers":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u00e4-",
"\u02c8h\u014d-st\u0259"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The sale includes lilacs, Japanese roses, hostas , Solomon\u2019s seals, brunneras, Lenten roses, forget-me-nots and many other varieties. \u2014 cleveland , 10 May 2020",
"With their colorful foliage, modern Heucheras are great for massing with ferns, hostas , hellebores and other residents of the shady garden. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 24 Apr. 2020",
"The Pulmonaria and gingers are easy to tease apart, but with the phlox or a hosta , another kitchen discard \u2014 an old serrated bread knife \u2014 is indispensable for cutting apart dense, unearthed root masses. \u2014 Margaret Roach, New York Times , 28 Apr. 2020",
"For a rustic arrangement, gather on-hand greenery, like carrot stems or hosta leaves. \u2014 Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living , 25 Apr. 2020",
"Then, overhaul your garden beds by following these tips: Dig up perennials, including daylilies and hostas , and divide them into three-stem groupings. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 29 Jan. 2020",
"The loss of these trees exposes her beloved hostas to too much sun. \u2014 Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star , 1 Aug. 2019",
"Remove weeds and debris and replace plants known to provide cover, including English ivy, periwinkle, pachysandra and hosta . \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 1 Dec. 2019",
"For the past century or more, gardeners have wanted to grow plants that were decidedly exotic and spectacularly different; the list includes non-native versions of roses, azaleas, hostas and lilies, for example. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 5 June 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin, genus name, after Nicolaus Thomas Host \u20201834 Austrian physician and botanist":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1930, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-142538"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement":[],
": a person taken by force to secure the taker's demands":[],
": one that is involuntarily controlled by an outside influence":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u00e4-stij"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"The terrorists demanded a plane and a pilot in exchange for the hostages .",
"The hostage crisis is now entering its second week.",
"The passengers were taken hostage .",
"They were held hostage for several days.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The brief occupation in 2014 terrorized Slovyansk, where dozens of officials and journalists were taken hostage , and several killings took place. \u2014 Francesca Ebel, ajc , 3 July 2022",
"The brief occupation in 2014 terrorized Slovyansk, where dozens of officials and journalists were taken hostage , and several killings took place. \u2014 Francesca Ebel, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
"At the Bataclan alone, 90 people were killed by terrorists with machine guns after being taken hostage . \u2014 Anna Rabemanantsoa, ABC News , 30 June 2022",
"The article portrayed Ukrainians as a people who are naturally the same as Russians but have been taken hostage by Western governments bent on radicalizing them against Moscow. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Germany finds itself now in a situation where it can be taken hostage by Putin. \u2014 Philip Plickert, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
"In early 1972, Rikers was rocked by a riot, and Caldwood and four other officers were taken hostage . \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"On Wednesday, following a telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Kremlin has issued a statement noting that Putin had warned Modi about Indians students being taken hostage . \u2014 Forbes Staff Reports, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2022",
"According to Mary Ellen McGroarty, the W.F.P. director, the refugees were in a desperate state; on a recent visit, she had nearly been taken hostage by a mob of them. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English hostage, ostage, borrowed from Anglo-French, \"lodging, residence, custody of a person held as security against fulfillment of an agreement, the person so held,\" from hoste \"guest, host\" + -age -age \u2014 more at host entry 3":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-143559"
},
"hosebird":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": rascal , rapscallion":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u014dz\u02ccb\u0259rd"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"probably alteration of whore's brood":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-152609"
},
"hostage crisis":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a situation in which someone is holding people as hostages":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-160206"
},
"hostler's control":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a simplified throttle provided to move the unit of a diesel locomotive not equipped with a regular engineer's control":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-163655"
},
"Hos":{
"type":[
"abbreviation"
],
"definitions":{
"Hosea":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-172802"
},
"hospital corpsman":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a petty officer of the U.S. Navy performing general medical duties, giving first aid, and serving as a technician and assistant to the medical officer":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-192802"
},
"hose bridge":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a contrivance that permits traffic to pass over or under lines of fire hose":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-055904"
},
"hose cart":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a wheeled vehicle for carrying the fire hose":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-121727"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a device for clamping or supporting a hose":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-124230"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": hospice sense 1":[],
": hostel sense 2a (1)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-it\u0113-",
"h\u00e4\u02c8spish\u0113\u0259m"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"Latin":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-124405"
},
"hose cock":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": sill cock":[],
": pinchcock":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-172109"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": hospitable":[]
},
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"(\u02c8)h\u00e4\u00a6spish\u0259s"
],
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"Latin hospiti um hospitality, lodging, inn + -ous":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-185844"
},
"hospital train":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a railway train equipped for the transport of sick and wounded military personnel":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-234920"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a company of firefighters who bring and manage hose":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-015117"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": hospitalization insurance that provides for payment of actual hospital charges within specified limits as contrasted with cash benefits":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-024558"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": an enlisted man in the U.S. Navy performing general medical duties":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-055003"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": hopper frame":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-070053"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a member of a religious military order established in Jerusalem in the 12th century":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u00e4-(\u02cc)spi-t\u1d4al-\u0259r"
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"Middle English Hospiteler, Hospitaler, borrowed from Anglo-French Hospiteler, borrowed from Medieval Latin Hospit\u0101l\u0101rius, from Hospit\u0101le, the Hospital of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem (from hospit\u0101le \"residence for pilgrims and travelers\") + Latin -\u0101rius -ary entry 1 \u2014 more at hospital":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-084332"
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"hose-in-hose":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a double flower in which one corolla appears to be within another (as in various daturas and primulas)":[]
"The doctor wants to hospitalize her for a few days so that he can run some tests.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To achieve this end, the company pushed staff at its mental health facilities to misdiagnose patients and falsify documents in order to hospitalize those who did not require it, according to court records. \u2014 Brian Slodysko, ajc , 21 May 2022",
"At the very least, Hong Kong has abandoned its effort to hospitalize every COVID case. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Flu viruses hospitalize tens of thousands of Americans annually; bolder test-and-treat protocols would almost certainly shave some cases off that toll. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Maryland\u2019s General Assembly continues to have altered protocols as the coronavirus continues to infect, sicken and hospitalize Marylanders. \u2014 Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Currently, Japan draws on 450 or so public health centers to contact trace and hospitalize people with the virus. \u2014 Kanoko Matsuyama, Fortune , 20 Jan. 2022",
"People always knew a bad case of the flu could hospitalize or even kill them. \u2014 Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press , 15 Nov. 2021",
"And while vulnerable people are at higher risk for both flu and COVID-19, the latter is more likely to kill or hospitalize a healthy person. \u2014 Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal , 9 Sep. 2021",
"Meantime, the average cost to hospitalize a Medicare beneficiary with Covid-19 is $21,752 over an average stay of 9.2 days, according to research published in August in the Annals of Internal Medicine. \u2014 Deidre Mcphillips, Amanda Sealy And Dakin Andone, CNN , 9 Sep. 2021"
],
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"hospital + -ize":""
},
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"circa 1899, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-152245"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a socket in the head of a golf club into which the shaft is inserted":[]
},
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"\u02c8h\u014d-z\u0259l"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The hosel rocket ended up out of bounds, miles right of Royal Portrush's 17th fairway. \u2014 Daniel Rapaport, SI.com , 21 July 2019",
"A conventional way to handle this situation is to have an open clubface and a setup with the hosel in line with the ball. \u2014 Southland Golf, Orange County Register , 1 Mar. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"diminutive of hose entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1899, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-152747"
},
"hospitality suite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a room or suite especially in a hotel set aside as a place for socializing especially for business purposes":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Standing by the bar in a small Stamford Bridge hospitality suite was a figure who had had not been spotted at the stadium in three years: Roman Abramovich. \u2014 Rob Harris, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Not so this time, particularly at the hospitality suite sponsored by Axiom Strategies, the campaign consulting firm that helped lead Youngkin to victory. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Dec. 2021",
"Raducanu is also grateful for the support of Evian, and recently stopped by the water company's VIP carbon-neutral hospitality suite at Wimbledon to learn about their sustainability mission. \u2014 Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE.com , 9 Dec. 2021",
"My particular ticket to The Preakness offered me access to The Chalet, a hospitality suite with an outdoor viewing platform directly over the track that serves tasty food from a variety of stations, not to mention cocktails and other beverages. \u2014 Dan Koday, Travel + Leisure , 21 May 2021",
"BetMGM will have a private hospitality suite within the stadium. \u2014 Lorraine Mirabella, baltimoresun.com , 19 May 2021",
"The sponsor is given access to the team, can sit on the pit stand during the race, or mingle in a hospitality suite with clients and customers during a meet-and-greet with a driver and team owner. \u2014 Jenna Fryer, orlandosentinel.com , 10 May 2021",
"And daughters Haley Tuchman, 27, an attorney, and Danielle Tuchman, 22, a graduate student, worked in the hospitality suite . \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2021",
"On average, between team, IndyCar, sponsor and broadcast hospitality suites , the Ministry would typically assist in donating 3,500 pounds of food each weekend, which would make approximately 7,000 meals once portioned out by local shelters. \u2014 Nathan Brown, Indianapolis Star , 18 Mar. 2020"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1963, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-170123"
},
"hoseless":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having no hose to wear":[]
},
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"\u02c8h\u014dzl\u0259\u0307s"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-195740"
},
"hoseman":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-m\u0259n",
"-\u02ccman"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-200926"
},
"hospitality":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": hospitable treatment, reception, or disposition":[
"thanked our hosts for their hospitality"
],
": the activity or business of providing services to guests in hotels, restaurants, bars, etc.":[
"\u2014 usually used before another noun a hospitality suite Valet parking may be the most commonplace, least understood corner of the hospitality industry. \u2014 Bruce Feiler \u2026 has turned the hospitality business upside down with his far-out hotel designs \u2026 \u2014 Robert Herzbrun"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cch\u00e4-sp\u0259-\u02c8ta-l\u0259-t\u0113"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"It was refreshing to be met with such hospitality after our long journey.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Celebrating the backbone of our visitor economy, Salt Lake\u2019s hospitality workforce. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 July 2022",
"Much effort is put into offering Fijian hospitality to every guest. \u2014 Robin Raven, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Sklar is also a chef/co-owner of Cutting Edge Cuisine, the catering arm of the hospitality group headquartered in Farmington Hills. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022",
"Last year, Rosoff started his own hospitality group called Intent to Dine. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"On Location is also a hospitality provider for the upcoming Olympics in Paris, Milan and Los Angeles. \u2014 Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 June 2022",
"On Location provides luxury hospitality experiences around major sports events including the Super Bowl. \u2014 William Earl, Variety , 29 June 2022",
"Graham says her mother raised her to practice Southern hospitality \u2014and keep a variety of drinks on hand so every guest has something to sip and enjoy. \u2014 Lauren Phillips, Better Homes & Gardens , 29 June 2022",
"In New York City, the unemployment rate is almost double the nation\u2019s, in part because the city still has at least 61,000 fewer leisure and hospitality jobs than before the pandemic, according to the most recent jobs report. \u2014 Matthew Haag, New York Times , 28 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English hospitalite \"reception of guests, provision of lodging,\" borrowed from Anglo-French hospitalit\u00e9, borrowed from Latin hospit\u0101lit\u0101t-, hospit\u0101lit\u0101s \"entertainment of guests,\" from Latin hospit\u0101lis \"of a guest, of hospitality, hospitable\" (from hospit-, hospes \"guest, host\" + -\u0101lis -al entry 1 ) + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity \u2014 more at host entry 3":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-210232"
},
"hospitalist":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a physician and especially an internist who specializes in providing and managing the care and treatment of hospitalized patients":[
"\u2026 the burden of trying to be all things to all of his patients became unmanageable. In 2006, after Wayne Memorial Hospital hired hospitalists \u2014doctors who specialize in taking care of hospitalized patients\u2014Dr. Dewar finally gave up hospital rounds.",
"\u2014 Gardiner Harris",
"\u2026 some insurers contract with doctors called hospitalists , who take over from a patient's primary physician while the patient is hospitalized.",
"\u2014 Milt Freudenheim"
],
": a health-care professional (such as a nurse practitioner or physician assistant ) who is not a physician but assumes a similar role":[
"\u2014 often used in combination If the hospitalist nurses encounter glitches that may delay the discharge or disagree with a specialist, they can call on the medical practice medical director or associate medical directors for help. \u2014 Case Management Advisor"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u00e4s-(\u02cc)pit-\u1d4al-\u0259st",
"\u02c8h\u00e4-(\u02cc)spi-t\u0259-list"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Robinson, the hospitalist , also felt it could not be explained by medicine alone. \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 13 Mar. 2022",
"The patient had just finished his last day of treatment when the hospitalist Dmitry Opolinsky took over his care. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
"But the pandemic has exposed how fragile that contract is, said Arora, the Illinois hospitalist . \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 7 Jan. 2022",
"The arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine last winter couldn\u2019t have come at a better time for Anchorage hospitalist Dr. Linnea Smith. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 18 Dec. 2021",
"Recinos, a family medicine hospitalist in California, was not wearing perfume. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Ohio could put the physical part of that emergency plan into place, but the problem is lack of staffing to take care of patients in those locations, said Dr. Alan Rivera, hospitalist at the Fulton County Health Center near Toledo. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Along with colleagues at the Health Data Analytics Institute, Harvard hospitalist Ateev Mehrotra analyzed medical claims for 30 million individuals covered by Medicare, finding a number of surprising trends. \u2014 Stat Staff, STAT , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Jennifer Caputo-Seidler is a hospitalist on the Covid-19 unit at Tampa General Hospital and an assistant professor of medicine at the University of South Florida. \u2014 Jennifer Caputo-seidler, STAT , 27 Aug. 2021"
