Associations to the word «Hostel»
Wiktionary
HOSTEL, noun. A commercial overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel
HOSTEL, noun. (not US) A temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food
HOSTEL, noun. (obsolete) A small, unendowed college in Oxford or Cambridge.
Dictionary definition
HOSTEL, noun. A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.
HOSTEL, noun. Inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips).
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.