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Noun h ost has 10 senses
- 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
--1 is a kind of adult, grownup
--1 has particulars: hostess
- horde, host, legion - a vast multitude
--2 is a kind of multitude, throng, concourse
- host - an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; the host does not benefit and is often harmed by the association
--3 is a kind of organism, being
Antonyms: parasite
--3 has particulars: intermediate host; definitive host
- master of ceremonies, emcee, host - a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
--4 is a kind of entertainer
--4 has particulars:
- host, legion - archaic terms for army
--5 is a kind of army, regular army, ground forces
--5 has particulars: Roman Legion; Sabaoth
- host - any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event; "Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games"
--6 is a kind of organization, organisation
- host - (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor
--7 is a kind of recipient, receiver
- host, innkeeper, boniface - the owner or manager of an inn
--8 is a kind of patron
--8 has particulars: hostess; padrone; victualer, victualler
- Host - a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion
--9 is a kind of bread, breadstuff, staff of life
- server, host - (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network
--10 is a kind of computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system
--10 is a part of computer network
Verb h ost has 1 sense
- host - be the host of or for; "We hosted 4 couples last night"
--1 is one way to entertain
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot host Sue
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