You searched for:
“hostile”
hostel, hostile
hostel (HAHS tuhl) (noun)
A supervised, inexpensive lodging place for travelers; especially, young travelers: Kelly's parents were looking for a hostel in the places where their son could stay during his trip to Europe.
hostile (HAHS tuhl, HAHS tighl") (adjective)
Unfriendly, antagonistic: The atmosphere around the union bargaining table was hostile.
The rules which the hostel staff posted stated very clearly that any hostile behavior would not be tolerated.
This entry is located in the following unit:
Confusing Words Clarified: Group H; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
(page 4)
hostile
This entry is located in the following unit:
hosti-, host-
(page 1)