What A Host Holds

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noun • an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host • a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
	26%	10		It holds a consecrated host for adoration
noun • proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion • (Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration
	24%	9		Holds off or holds up
verb • lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer

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