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— English words —

• hostage n. A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or similar…
• hostage n. A person seized in order to compel another party to act (or refrain from acting) in a certain way, because…
• hostage n. Something that constrains one’s actions because it is at risk.
• hostage n. One who is compelled by something, especially something that poses a threat; one who is not free to…
• hostage n. The condition of being held as security or to compel someone else to act or not act in a particular way.
• hostage v. (Possibly nonstandard) To give (someone or something) as a hostage to (someone or something else).
• hostage v. (Possibly nonstandard) To hold (someone or something) hostage, especially in a way that constrains or…

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Old french
  • hostage n. Hostage.

— English word, defined in French —

• hostage n. Otage.

56 English words from 8 English definitions

act acting actions another at␣risk because being certain compel compelled condition conditions constrains else especially for free from give given held hold hostage in␣a␣way in␣order in␣order␣to nonstandard not of␣a one order or␣not or␣something particular party party␣to performance person pledge poses Possibly refrain risk security seized similar someone someone␣else something something␣else that the threat treaty way who

1 foreign word from the foreign definition

Otage

14 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

hostaged hostager hostages hostagers hostageship hostage-taker hostage␣taker hostage-takers hostage␣takers hostage␣diplomacy hostage␣to␣fortune hostage␣negotiator hostages␣to␣fortune hostage␣negotiators

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

morphostages

6 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

held␣hostage hold␣hostage morphostage take␣hostage holds␣hostage holding␣hostage

21 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

age AGE agé %age -age hos HOS Hos. host hosta ost OST sta Sta STA Sta. stag stage Stage tag TAG

13 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ats ATs ATS at's Ega EGA gat gats GATS soh Soh Tso TSO

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

he-goats she-goat

8 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

hagstone hostaged hostager hostages hot-stage she-goats shortage The␣Olgas

11 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

atgoes gathos ghoast Goates goatse goes␣at has␣got he-goat seahog sea-hog sea␣hog

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

costage postage

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

hot-stage

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