host1 |
a person who entertains guests. [3 definitions] |
host2 |
a very large number of people or things. |
hostage |
someone held prisoner by a person or group trying to force another person or group to meet certain demands. |
hostel |
a place that offers shelter at a low cost for young people who are traveling. |
hostess |
a woman who entertains guests. [2 definitions] |
hostile |
feeling or showing dislike; unfriendly. [2 definitions] |
hostility |
the state of being unfriendly or full of hate. [2 definitions] |
hot |
holding or giving off great heat. [6 definitions] |
hot dog |
a hot, cooked sausage, sometimes called a frankfurter, eaten in a long, soft roll. [2 definitions] |
hotel |
a place with many rooms and beds where people pay money to sleep, eat meals, or buy other services. |
hothouse |
a heated glass building used to grow plants. |
hot spring |
a natural spring that has water warmer than body temperature. |
hot under the collar |
(informal) very angry or upset. |
hound |
any of several breeds of dogs. Hounds have short hair, a deep voice, and long, drooping ears. They are used for hunting. [3 definitions] |
hour |
a unit of time equal to sixty minutes. [4 definitions] |
hourglass |
an instrument used to measure time that sends sand through a narrow opening between two larger glass bulbs. It takes exactly one hour for the sand to pass from one bulb to the other. |
hour hand |
the shorter hand on a watch or a clock, which moves around the entire face twice a day and indicates the hour. |
hourly |
done or happening every hour. [3 definitions] |
house |
a building with connected rooms in which people of the same family or group live. [6 definitions] |
houseboat |
a large boat that has been made for use as a home. |
housefly |
an insect with two wings that is found in and around houses and other places where people live. It does not bite people, but it can spread a number of diseases. |