| HOS | a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion |
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| HOS | robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies |
| HOS | one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted |
| HOS | a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms |
| HOS | inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips) |
| HOS | a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers |
| HOS | a traveler who lodges in hostels |
| HOS | an owner or manager of hotels |
| HOS | a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers |
| HOS | a woman innkeeper |
| HOS | a woman host |
| HOS | a woman steward on an airplane |