Phrase Hound found 5 phrases and 105 compound words that contain hos. The most common are listed below. Open hos in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 5
- tally hosplural of tally ho: Used to urge on a fox hunt, especially when the fox is sighted.
- man hosplural of man ho: A promiscuous man.
- video hosplural of video ho: One of the attractive, highly sexualized female dancers or actresses, typically black, who commonly appear in hip-hop music videos.
- heave-hosplural of heave-ho: An exclamation used when pulling, especially by sailors while pulling on a rope.
- heigh-hosplural of heigh-ho: Colaptes auratus, northern flicker.
Compound words 105
- hostingpresent participle and gerund of host
- hostelAn overnight lodging place for travelers, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel.
- hostileNot friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
- hostedsimple past and past participle of host
- hostessA female host.
- hostelsplural of hostel: An overnight lodging place for travelers, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel.
- PaphosA city in Cyprus, known in antiquity as the birthplace of Aphrodite.
- pathosThe quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression …
- hosannaA cry of praise or adoration to God in liturgical use among the Jews, and said to have been shouted in recognition of the Messiahship of Jesus on his entry into Jerusalem; hence since used in the Christian Church.
- nachosA Mexican dish of tortilla chips, covered in melted cheese and sometimes other ingredients.