Synonym: army, flock, multitude, proprietor, quantity, receptionist, score, swarm. Antonym: guest. Similar words: ghost, hostage, hostile, whose, those, hospital, cost, most. Meaning: [həʊst] 
n. 1. 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. a vast multitude 3. an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association 4. a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers) 5. archaic terms for army 6. any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event 7. (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor 8. the owner or manager of an inn 9. a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion 10. (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.
n. 1. 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. a vast multitude 3. an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association 4. a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers) 5. archaic terms for army 6. any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event 7. (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor 8. the owner or manager of an inn 9. a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion 10. (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. 
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151. The parasites can fight back, with a range of eggs that mimic those of their chosen host.
152. And Morphix, the extraterrestrial game-show host, sometimes disappears, leaving only a piece of himself on screen.
153. Tonight he certainly seemed at pains to play the perfect host.
154. But it also did not want to tarnish its image as a candidate to host the 2008 Olympic games.
155. He is well-dressed, superficially well-mannered, but reminds me of a flirtatious married host at a barbecue.
156. And a host of other crewmen were injured as sudden gusts caused havoc during the racing off the Isle of Wight.
157. In May you can visit its arts festival, and in September, it plays host to a famous antiques fair.
158. I was intrigued to learn that our Chinese host had spent many years in Chicago.
159. In conjunction with this they produced a communications system designed to offload the text on to a host computer with the maximum possible reliability.
160. A host of chances went begging and they had a cracking goal from John Hartless ruled out for offside.
161. Museum and Art Gallery host exhibitions and a permanent collection.
162. The prospect of the bill is worrying a host of companies.
163. Periclimenes shrimps are superficially similar in appearance to Harlequin Shrimp species but do not harm their host anemone or sea cucumber.
164. This second fund is used to cover doctor fees and a host of medical services performed outside of hospitals.
165. Mr Keyes, a former radio talk-show host and Reagan administration diplomat, is the most eloquent of the Republican candidates.
166. Posing as a friend in need it approaches the unsuspecting host and takes a bite, usually from the gills.
167. Hawke resigned from parliament on Feb. 20 to become a television chat-show host.
168. But if one type of drug can treat a host of ailments, does that mean the disorders are somehow connected?
169. A playground and playhouse keep the tots happy while the teenagers have a ball with a whole host of absorbing activities.
170. Being the host with the most was essential to Archer's confidence trick.
171. The host of different beings attributed with consciousness that exist within the Chewong universe have structurally similar qualities to humans.
172. The greater houses still served as general assembly rooms for a host of petitioners, relatives, friends and hangers-on.
173. Other kinds of sensors, in concert with smart materials, will produce custom systems for a host of problems.
174. She will host the surprise get-together tomorrow as a thank you to the victims of a fatal muscle wasting disease.
175. There are a host of other activities taking place during the four days.
176. The new faces do include chat show host Chrystal Rose and Dily Braimoh.
177. Other additions include user, database, print, software and host managers.
178. It produces diarrhoea, especially in young children, and in immunologically compromised adults may multiply within the host with fatal consequences.
178. Sentencedict.com is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.
179. Clientism can take another form: identification with the host country or with those currently in power there.
180. The subconscious having become a central concern of the age, a host of artists took the elemental self as their subject.
More similar words: ghost, hostage, hostile, whose, those, hospital, cost, most, boost, mostly, at most, foster, costly, almost, poster, costume, post-war, at any cost, at all costs, at the cost of, first and foremost, the cost of living.