--- title: H — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 32 description: The 779 words of the English dictionary under H, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/page/32/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / H # H — The English dictionary · page 32 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* A horsefly is a large fly whose females bite people and animals and drink their blood.[↗](../../horsefly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Its bite is painful and can swell and itch.[↗](../../horsefly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A horsefly bit me by the river.[↗](../../horsefly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Horsefly bites really hurt.[↗](../../horsefly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Only female horseflies bite.[↗](../../horsefly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The horse swished its tail to keep the horseflies away.[↗](../../horsefly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Horseflies have huge, colourful eyes.[↗](../../horsefly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Put a cold cloth on a horsefly bite.[↗](../../horsefly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw a big horsefly buzzing round the picnic.[↗](../../horsefly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Horseflies like warm, damp summer days.[↗](../../horsefly/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · As he lay there unable to move, a swarm of horseflies settled on him and sucked his blood undisturbed, for he was too weak even to shake them off.[↗](../../horsefly/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **horsehair** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Horsehair is the hair from a horse's mane or tail, used to make things such as violin bows, brushes and stuffing for old furniture.[↗](../../horsehair/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A violin bow is strung with horsehair.[↗](../../horsehair/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The old sofa was stuffed with horsehair.[↗](../../horsehair/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · British judges' wigs are made of horsehair.[↗](../../horsehair/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Rub rosin on the horsehair before you play.[↗](../../horsehair/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The paintbrush was made of horsehair.[↗](../../horsehair/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The scratchy horsehair mattress was uncomfortable.[↗](../../horsehair/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **horseleech** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A large leech, a worm-like creature that sucks blood.[↗](../../horseleech/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The horseleech hath two daughters: 'Give, give.'[↗](../../horseleech/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four that say not: 'Enough': (Writings PRO.30.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../horseleech/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **horseman** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A horseman is a man who rides a horse, especially one who rides well.[↗](../../horseman/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A horseman is a soldier or traveller on horseback in history and stories.[↗](../../horseman/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (Bible) The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are four riders in the Book of Revelation who stand for war, famine, disease and death.[↗](../../horseman/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A lone horseman rode across the hills at sunset.[↗](../../horseman/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad was a fine horseman when he was young.[↗](../../horseman/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Mongol horsemen could ride for days without stopping.[↗](../../horseman/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A horseman brought the news of the battle to the king.[↗](../../horseman/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My cousin wants to be a horsewoman and enter show jumping.[↗](../../horseman/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Headless Horseman chases Ichabod Crane in the old American story.[↗](../../horseman/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In the Bible the Four Horsemen appear in the Book of Revelation.[↗](../../horseman/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Ten horsemen trotted past the farm.[↗](../../horseman/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · At last the horseman reached the foot of the hill.[↗](../../horseman/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The horseman charging, and the flashing sword, and the glittering spear; and a multitude of slain, and a heap of carcases; and there is no end of the corpses, and they stumble upon their corpses; (Prophets NAM.3.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../horseman/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **horsemanship** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Horsemanship is the skill of riding horses and handling them well.[↗](../../horsemanship/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Her horsemanship impressed the riders.[↗](../../horsemanship/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He learned horsemanship from his uncle.[↗](../../horsemanship/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Good horsemanship takes years of practice.[↗](../../horsemanship/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The prince was taught music and horsemanship.[↗](../../horsemanship/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Riding a fast horse over a jump needs good horsemanship.[↗](../../horsemanship/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **horseshoe** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A U-shaped piece of metal nailed to the bottom of a horse's hoof to protect it.[↗](../../horseshoe/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Anything shaped like a U, as in a horseshoe magnet or a horseshoe bend in a river.[↗](../../horseshoe/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The farrier nailed a new horseshoe on the pony.[↗](../../horseshoe/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A horseshoe hangs above our front door for luck.[↗](../../horseshoe/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We picked up paper clips with a horseshoe magnet.[↗](../../horseshoe/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The tables were set out in a horseshoe.[↗](../../horseshoe/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The river makes a horseshoe bend near the town.[↗](../../horseshoe/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We played a game of throwing horseshoes at a peg.[↗](../../horseshoe/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Horses need new horseshoes every few weeks.[↗](../../horseshoe/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **horseshoes** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* U-shaped metal plates nailed to the bottom of a horse's hooves to protect them.[↗](../../horseshoes/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (USA, Canada) horseshoes: a game in which players throw horseshoes at a metal stake in the ground.[↗](../../horseshoes/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Something shaped like a U, such as a magnet; a horseshoe is a sign of good luck.[↗](../../horseshoes/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The blacksmith nailed new horseshoes on the pony.[↗](../../horseshoes/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A horse needs four horseshoes.[↗](../../horseshoes/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How many horseshoes do 5 horses need?[↗](../../horseshoes/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") Twenty.[↗](../../horseshoes/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We played horseshoes at the picnic.[↗](../../horseshoes/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A horseshoe hangs over the door for luck.[↗](../../horseshoes/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The horseshoe magnet picked up the pins.[↗](../../horseshoes/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **horticultural** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Having to do with growing fruit, vegetables, flowers and garden plants.[↗](../../horticultural/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The village holds a horticultural show every summer.[↗](../../horticultural/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My aunt studied at a horticultural college.[↗](../../horticultural/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad won a prize at the horticultural society for his marrow.[↗](../../horticultural/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Horticultural workers look after the city parks.[↗](../../horticultural/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop sells horticultural tools and seeds.[↗](../../horticultural/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · This is a horticultural greenhouse for young plants.[↗](../../horticultural/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **hosanna** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (Bible, church) Hosanna is a shout of praise to God; the crowds shouted «Hosanna!» when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.[↗](../../hosanna/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A hosanna is a shout or song of praise or joy.[↗](../../hosanna/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The crowd shouted «Hosanna!» as Jesus rode in on a donkey.[↗](../../hosanna/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · On Palm Sunday we sing «Hosanna in the highest».[↗](../../hosanna/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The choir sang a joyful hosanna.[↗](../../hosanna/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Children waved palm leaves and called «Hosanna!».[↗](../../hosanna/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · «Hosanna» comes from Hebrew words meaning «save us».[↗](../../hosanna/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The hymn ends with a great hosanna.[↗](../../hosanna/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The vicar explained the meaning of hosanna.[↗](../../hosanna/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **hose** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A hose is a long soft tube that carries water, for watering a garden or washing a car.[↗](../../hose/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A fire hose is a big strong hose that firefighters use.[↗](../../hose/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To hose something (or hose it down) is to wash or spray it with a hose.[↗](../../hose/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Hose is an old word for stockings or tights.[↗](../../hose/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The hose is 15 metres long.[↗](../../hose/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Water flows from the hose at 10 litres a minute.[↗](../../hose/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How long does it take to fill a 200 litre tank?[↗](../../hose/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He joins two hoses of 8 m each.[↗](../../hose/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad hosed down the muddy bikes.[↗](../../hose/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The firefighters pointed the hose at the flames.[↗](../../hose/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't leave the hose running, it wastes water.[↗](../../hose/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We filled the paddling pool with the garden hose.[↗](../../hose/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · They also gave him ragged hose and a tattered shirt, for they were very poor people.[↗](../../hose/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **hosepipe** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (UK, Ireland) A long, bendy rubber or plastic tube for carrying water, used to water gardens or wash cars; in the US, Canada and Australia usually just «hose».[↗](../../hosepipe/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dad watered the tomatoes with the hosepipe.[↗](../../hosepipe/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · There's a hosepipe ban because it hasn't rained for weeks.[↗](../../hosepipe/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We sprayed each other with the hosepipe on the hot day.[↗](../../hosepipe/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Coil up the hosepipe so nobody trips over it.[↗](../../hosepipe/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A hosepipe can use hundreds of litres of water an hour.[↗](../../hosepipe/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The car was washed with a bucket during the hosepipe ban.[↗](../../hosepipe/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **hospice** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A hospice is a special home or hospital where people who are very ill and are not expected to get better are cared for kindly and kept comfortable until they die.[↗](../../hospice/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Hospice care can also be given at home by hospice nurses.[↗](../../hospice/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (history) A hospice was once a house where travellers or pilgrims could rest, often run by monks.[↗](../../hospice/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandma spent her last weeks in a peaceful hospice.[↗](../../hospice/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The hospice nurses were so kind to our family.[↗](../../hospice/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school ran a sponsored walk for the children's hospice.[↗](../../hospice/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The hospice has a garden where families can sit.[↗](../../hospice/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Hospice care helps people feel comfortable, not alone.[↗](../../hospice/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Long ago, monks ran a hospice for travellers in the mountains.[↗](../../hospice/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **hospitable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Friendly and welcoming to guests and visitors.[↗](../../hospitable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (of a place) Pleasant and easy to live in, as in «a hospitable climate».[↗](../../hospitable/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our neighbours were very hospitable and gave us cake.[↗](../../hospitable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The villagers were hospitable to the lost travellers.[↗](../../hospitable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Be hospitable when your friends come to play.[↗](../../hospitable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Earth is the most hospitable planet we know.[↗](../../hospitable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cold mountain top is not hospitable for plants.[↗](../../hospitable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The hotel staff were warm and hospitable.[↗](../../hospitable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The eleven brothers thought that they had come to very hospitable people.[↗](../../hospitable/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **hospital** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A hospital is a large building where sick or injured people are looked after by doctors and nurses.[↗](../../hospital/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She went to hospital with a broken arm.[↗](../../hospital/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My baby brother was born in this hospital.[↗](../../hospital/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The ambulance took him to the hospital.[↗](../../hospital/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We visited Grandpa in hospital.[↗](../../hospital/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Hospitals are open day and night.[↗](../../hospital/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Wash your hands when you visit a hospital.[↗](../../hospital/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Doctors and nurses work at the hospital.[↗](../../hospital/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · “My dear Pinocchio, the Fairy is lying ill in a hospital.”[↗](../../hospital/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **hospitalise** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To send someone to hospital or keep them there for treatment because they are ill or injured.[↗](../../hospitalise/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandad was hospitalised with pneumonia.[↗](../../hospitalise/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Two cyclists were hospitalised after the accident.[↗](../../hospitalise/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Heatstroke can be bad enough to hospitalise someone.[↗](../../hospitalise/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She was hospitalised for three days.[↗](../../hospitalise/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Wear a helmet: bad falls hospitalise many riders each year.[↗](../../hospitalise/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The flu outbreak hospitalised several elderly people.[↗](../../hospitalise/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **hospitality** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Being friendly, welcoming and generous to guests or strangers.[↗](../../hospitality/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Food, drink and entertainment given to guests.[↗](../../hospitality/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The business of hotels, restaurants and cafés, called the hospitality industry.[↗](../../hospitality/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Thank you for your kind hospitality; we loved staying with you.[↗](../../hospitality/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The village was famous for its hospitality to travellers.[↗](../../hospitality/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Bible teaches Christians to show hospitality to strangers.[↗](../../hospitality/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My cousin works in hospitality at a big hotel.[↗](../../hospitality/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The family's hospitality made us feel at home.[↗](../../hospitality/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The team enjoyed the hospitality of the other school after the match.[↗](../../hospitality/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He had grown fat upon the badger's hospitality.[↗](../../hospitality/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **host** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A host is a person who invites guests and looks after them, for example at a party.[↗](../../host/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A host is a person who presents a TV or radio show.[↗](../../host/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A host is an animal or plant that another living thing (a parasite) lives on.[↗](../../host/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To host means to hold an event or have guests.[↗](../../host/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A host of things means a lot of them.[↗](../../host/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* A host can also mean a large army of soldiers, an old use of the word.[↗](../../host/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our class is hosting a bake sale.[↗](../../host/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Remember to thank your host before you leave the party.[↗](../../host/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The quiz show host read the question.[↗](../../host/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A good host makes guests feel at home.[↗](../../host/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Ticks feed on a host animal like a deer.[↗](../../host/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Australia hosted the Olympic Games.[↗](../../host/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum hosted a dinner for the neighbours.[↗](../../host/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · There were a host of reasons to celebrate.[↗](../../host/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Who has slain this mighty host?’[↗](../../host/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And the heaven and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.[↗](../../host/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.2.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../host/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · and his host, and those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred; (Torah NUM.2.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../host/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · and his host, even those that were numbered thereof, fifty and four thousand and four hundred; (Torah NUM.2.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../host/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Why? saith the LORD of hosts.[↗](../../host/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HAG.1.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../host/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · How lovely are Thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts\![↗](../../host/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.84.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../host/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Thus saith the LORD of hosts: Consider your ways.[↗](../../host/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HAG.1.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../host/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **hostage** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A hostage is a person who is held prisoner by someone who will not let them go until they get what they want.[↗](../../hostage/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To take someone hostage, or hold someone hostage, is to capture and keep them like this.[↗](../../hostage/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The robbers took two people hostage in the bank.[↗](../../hostage/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The hostages were released after many days.[↗](../../hostage/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Families waited for news of the hostages.[↗](../../hostage/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In the film, the hero rescued the hostage from the castle.[↗](../../hostage/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Taking hostages is a serious crime.[↗](../../hostage/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · (figurative) Our picnic was held hostage by the rain.[↗](../../hostage/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · They even owed something to their landlord, who kept them as hostages till they could pay their debts.[↗](../../hostage/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.[↗](../../hostage/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2KI.14.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hostage/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obed-edom, and the treasures of the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.[↗](../../hostage/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 2CH.25.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hostage/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **hostel** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cheap place to stay, often with shared rooms and bunk beds, for travellers and young people.[↗](../../hostel/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A building where people who have no home or are students can live for a time.[↗](../../hostel/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our class stayed at a youth hostel in the hills.[↗](../../hostel/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The hostel had bunk beds and a shared kitchen.[↗](../../hostel/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Backpackers often sleep in hostels.[↗](../../hostel/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The city opened a new hostel for homeless people.[↗](../../hostel/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We cooked our own breakfast at the hostel.[↗](../../hostel/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The hostel was full, so we found a campsite.[↗](../../hostel/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **hostess** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A woman who invites guests and looks after them at a party or in her home.[↗](../../hostess/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A woman who greets people in a restaurant or presents a show.[↗](../../hostess/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (old use) A woman who looks after passengers on a plane — today called a flight attendant.[↗](../../hostess/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum was the hostess of the birthday party.[↗](../../hostess/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The hostess showed us to our table.[↗](../../hostess/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A good hostess makes sure everyone has a drink.[↗](../../hostess/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The hostess of the quiz show read the questions.[↗](../../hostess/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Thank the hostess when you leave.[↗](../../hostess/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My nan is a wonderful hostess at Christmas.[↗](../../hostess/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "Our good hostess has made kings of us all," said one.[↗](../../hostess/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **hostile** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Unfriendly and angry, ready to argue or fight.[↗](../../hostile/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Belonging to an enemy, as in «hostile army».[↗](../../hostile/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (of a place or conditions) Very harsh and difficult to live in, as in «a hostile desert».[↗](../../hostile/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The guard dog gave us a hostile growl.[↗](../../hostile/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The new boy felt the class was hostile at first.[↗](../../hostile/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Deserts are hostile places with little water.[↗](../../hostile/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The ship sailed into hostile waters.[↗](../../hostile/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She gave a hostile look when I took her seat.[↗](../../hostile/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Space is a hostile environment for humans.[↗](../../hostile/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He saw 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