host
- n 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
- n a vast multitude
- n an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association
- n a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
- n archaic terms for army
- n any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event
Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games - n (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor
- n the owner or manager of an inn
- n a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion
- n (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network
- v be the host of or for
We hosted 4 couples last night
hosta
- n robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae
hostaceae
- n one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta
hostage
- n a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
hostel
- n a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
- n inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)
hosteller
- n an owner or manager of hotels
- n a traveler who lodges in hostels
a youth hosteller
hostess
- n a woman host
- n a woman innkeeper
- n a woman steward on an airplane
- v be the host of or for
hostile expedition
- n a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
hostile takeover
- n a takeover that is resisted by the management of the target company
hostile witness
- n a witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the opposing party
hostilities
- n fighting; acts of overt warfare
the outbreak of hostilities - n a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
- n a state of deep-seated ill-will
- n the feeling of a hostile person
- n violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
hostility
- n a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
he could not conceal his hostility - n a state of deep-seated ill-will
- n the feeling of a hostile person
he could no longer contain his hostility - n violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked