Vocabulary : Hostie to Hostry

Hostie : The consecrated wafer; the host.
Hostile : Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly; as, a hostile force; hostile intentions; a hostile country; hostile to a sudden change. ;; An enemy; esp., an American Indian in arms against the whites; -- commonly in the plural.
Hostilely : In a hostile manner.
Hostilities : of Hostility
Hostility : State of being hostile; public or private enemy; unfriendliness; animosity. ;; An act of an open enemy; a hostile deed; especially in the plural, acts of warfare; attacks of an enemy.

Hostilize : To make hostile; to cause to become an enemy.
Hosting : An encounter; a battle. ;; A muster or review.
Hostler : An innkeeper. [Obs.] See Hosteler. ;; The person who has the care of horses at an inn or stable; hence, any one who takes care of horses; a groom; -- so called because the innkeeper formerly attended to this duty in person. ;; The person who takes charge of a locomotive when it is left by the engineer after a trip.
Hostless : Inhospitable.
Hostry : A hostelry; an inn or lodging house. ;; A stable for horses.

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