plural of host-rock

Alternative form of host rock

Short for graft-versus-host disease.

(now idiomatic, rare) To calculate one's bill without checking with the host or landlord; hence, to come to false conclusions, to miscalculate.

plural of graft-versus-host disease

(pathology) A medical complication following the receipt of transplanted tissue from a genetically different person.

A commercial overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel / (not US) A temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food

(intransitive) To stay in a hostel during one's travels. / (transitive) To lodge (a person) in a hostel.

An inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people.

(countable) An inn that provides overnight accommodation for travellers (and, originally, their horses).