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Host

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Noun

1. host

a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there

2. horde, host, legion

a vast multitude

3. host

an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association

4. emcee, host, master of ceremonies

a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)

5. host, legion

archaic terms for army

6. host

any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event

Example Sentences:
'Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games'

7. host

(medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor

8. boniface, host, innkeeper

the owner or manager of an inn

9. host

a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion

10. host, server

(computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network

Verb

11. host

be the host of or for

Example Sentences:
'We hosted 4 couples last night'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Host

see synonyms of host
noun
1. 
a person who receives or entertains guests, esp in his or her own home
2. 
a. 
a country or organization which provides facilities for and receives visitors to an event
b. 
(as modifier)
the host nation
3. 
the compere of a show or television programme
4. biology
a. 
an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite
b. 
an animal, esp an embryo, into which tissue is experimentally grafted
5. computing
a computer connected to a network and providing facilities to other computers and their users
6. 
the owner or manager of an inn
verb
7. 
to be the host of (a party, programme, etc)
to host one's own show
8. (transitive) US informal
to leave (a restaurant) without paying the bill
noun
1. 
a great number; multitude
2.  an archaic word for army
noun
the bread consecrated in the Eucharist

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Host

see synonyms of host
noun
1. 
one who entertains guests either at home or elsewhere
2. 
a person who keeps an inn or hotel; innkeeper
3. 
a country or area that provides place and services for a competition or event
the city will be host to the Olympics
4. 
a. 
any organism on or in which a parasitic organism lives for nourishment or protection
b. 
an individual, esp. an embryo, into which a graft is inserted
5.  Computing
the main or central computer in a network
6.  Radio and Television
the person who conducts a program that features informal conversation, interviews, etc.
verb intransitive, verb transitive
7. 
to act as host or hostess (for)
noun
1. 
an army
2. 
a multitude; great number
noun
1. 
a wafer of the bread used in a Eucharistic service
2.  [H-]
a consecrated Eucharistic wafer

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Host

see synonyms of host
n.
1. One who receives or entertains guests in a social or official capacity.
2. A person who manages an inn or hotel.
3. One that furnishes facilities and resources for a function or event: the city chosen as host for the Olympic Games.
4. The emcee or interviewer on a radio or television program.
5. Biology
a. An organism on which or in which another organism lives.
b. A cell that has been infected by a virus or other infective agent.
6. Medicine The recipient of a transplanted tissue or organ.
7. Computers
a. A computer or other device providing data or services that a remote computer can access by means of a network or modem.
b. A computer that is connected to a TCP/IP network such as the internet.
tr.v. host·ed, host·ing, hosts
1. To serve as host to or at: "the garden party he had hosted last spring" (Saturday Review).
2. To provide software that offers data or services, hardware, or both over a computer network.
n.
1. An army.
2. A great number; a multitude. See Synonyms at multitude.
n.
Ecclesiastical
The consecrated bread or wafer of the Eucharist.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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