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host 1
(hōst)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.
[Middle English, host, guest, from Old French, from Latin hospes, hospit-; see ghos-ti- in Indo-European roots.]
host′ly adj.
host 2
(hōst)n.
1. An army.
2. A great number; a multitude. See Synonyms at multitude.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin hostis, from Latin, enemy; see ghos-ti- in Indo-European roots.]
host 3
also Host (hōst)n. Ecclesiastical
The consecrated bread or wafer of the Eucharist.
[Middle English, from Latin hostia, sacrifice.]
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host
(həʊst)n
1. a person who receives or entertains guests, esp in his 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. (Broadcasting) the compere of a show or television programme
4. (Biology) 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. (Computer Science) computing a computer connected to a network and providing facilities to other computers and their users
6. (Commerce) the owner or manager of an inn
vb
7. to be the host of (a party, programme, etc): to host one's own show.
8. (tr) informal US to leave (a restaurant) without paying the bill
[C13: from French hoste, from Latin hospes guest, foreigner, from hostis enemy]
host
(həʊst)n
1. a great number; multitude
2. (Military) an archaic word for army
[C13: from Old French hoste, from Latin hostis stranger, enemy]
Host
(həʊst)n
(Ecclesiastical Terms) the bread consecrated in the Eucharist
[C14: from Old French oiste, from Latin hostia victim]
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host1
(hoʊst)n., v. host•ed, host•ing. n.
1. a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere.
2. an emcee, moderator, or interviewer for a television or radio program.
3. a company, place, or the like that provides services or resources, as for a convention or sporting event.
4. the landlord of an inn.
5. a living animal or plant from which a parasite obtains nutrition.
6. the recipient of a graft.
v.t. 8. to be the host at (a dinner, reception, etc.).
9. to act as host to.
v.i. 10. to perform the duties or functions of a host.
[1250–1300; Middle English (h)oste < Middle French < Latin hospitem, acc. of hospes host, guest, stranger, perhaps <*hosti-pot(i)s or *hos-pot(i)s=hos(ti)-, comb. form of hostis stranger (see host2) + -pot(i)s, akin to potis having the power to (hence, “one in charge of guests”)]
host2
(hoʊst)n.
1. a multitude or great number of persons or things: a host of details.
2. an army.
[1250–1300; Middle English (h)oste < Old French < Latin hostis stranger, enemy; akin to guest]
Host
(hoʊst)n.
the bread or wafer consecrated in the celebration of the Eucharist.
[1275–1325; Middle English oyst < Middle French oiste < Late Latin hostia Eucharistic wafer (Latin: victim, sacrifice)]
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host
(hōst) A cell or organism, such as a plant, animal, or alga, on or in which another organism lives or feeds. For example, a cat may be a host to fleas that feed on its blood, or a cell in the human respiratory tract may be a host to a flu virus.
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host
- host - One of its early senses was "army."
- harbinger - Originally, one who provided lodging or acted as a host.
- table d' hote, prix fixe - Table d' hote, literally "table of the host," is a complete meal with specified courses for a set price—and means the same as prix fixe.
- French leave - Comes from the French custom of leaving a ball or dinner without saying goodbye to the host or hostess.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
Host
an army; a large number of men; a great multitude of people, animals, birds, insects, or things.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
host
Past participle: hosted
Gerund: hosting
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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 therehostess - a woman host |
| 2. | host - 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 organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently intermediate host - a host that is used by a parasite in the course of its life cycle definitive host - the host in which the sexual reproduction of a parasite takes place parasite - 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 | |
| 4. |  host - a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)entertainer - a person who tries to please or amuse compere - British term for someone who introduces television acts or cabarets etc Lord of Misrule - a person appointed master of revels at a Christmas celebration question master, quizmaster - the host or chairman of a radio or tv quiz show or panel game ringmaster - the person in charge of performances in a circus ring symposiarch, toastmaster - the person who proposes toasts and introduces speakers at a banquet | |
| 5. |  host - archaic terms for army Roman Legion - a division of from 3000 to 6000 men (including cavalry) in the Roman army Sabaoth - (plural) hosts or armies; used in the book of Romans in the New Testament; "Lord of Sabaoth" army, ground forces, regular army - a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state | |
| 6. | host - any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event; "Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games" organization, organisation - a group of people who work together | |
| 7. | host - (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques | |
| 8. |  host - the owner or manager of an inn hostess - a woman innkeeper padrone - an owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy patron - the proprietor of an inn victualer, victualler - an innkeeper (especially British) | |
| 9. | Host - a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion bread, breadstuff, staff of life - food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked | |
| 10. | host - (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically computer network - (computer science) a network of computers computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures | |
| Verb | 1. | host - be the host of or for; "We hosted 4 couples last night" wine and dine - provide with food and drink, usually lavishly entertain - provide entertainment for do the honors - act as the host and receive or introduce one's guests |
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host
1noun hostess
1. master of ceremonies, proprietor, innkeeper, landlord or landlady We were greeted by our host, a courteous man in a formal suit.
verb
host
noun2
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host
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host
1 [həʊst]A. N
1. (to guest) → anfitrión(ona) m/f (TV, Rad) → presentador(a) m/f; [of inn] → hostelero m, mesonero m
I thanked my hosts → di las gracias a los anfitriones or a los que me habían invitado
we were hosts for a week to a Spanish boy → recibimos en casa durante una semana a un joven español
I thanked my hosts → di las gracias a los anfitriones or a los que me habían invitado
we were hosts for a week to a Spanish boy → recibimos en casa durante una semana a un joven español
2. (Bot, Zool) → huésped m
3. (Comput) (also host computer) → servidor m
host
2 [həʊst] N1. (= crowd) → multitud f
for a whole host of reasons → por un sinfín de razones
I have a host of problems → tengo un sinfín or un montón de problemas
they came in hosts → acudieron a millares
for a whole host of reasons → por un sinfín de razones
I have a host of problems → tengo un sinfín or un montón de problemas
they came in hosts → acudieron a millares
host
3 [həʊst] N (Rel) → hostia fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
host1
(houst) noun1. (feminine ˈhostess) a person who entertains someone else as his guest, usually in his own house. The host and hostess greeted their guests at the door.anfitrión; anfitriona
2. an animal or plant on which another lives as a parasite. huésped
host2
(houst) noun a very large number of people or things. multitud
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host
→ anfitrión , gran cantidad , presentadorMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
host
n. [parasite] huésped, organismo que sostiene o alberga a otro llamado parásito;
___ defenses → defensas del ___.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
host
n (parasitology) huésped m, hospe-dador mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
