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What A Host Holds Crossword Clue

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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

25%12 It clearly holds small fish but less clearly holds big fowl
noun

• a state of affairs in which you have no privacy

• a transparent bowl in which small fish are kept

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