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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211. Somehow the interplay of a whole host of factors can add up to push the stable crust out of balance.
212. At present, each host city starts more or less from scratch.
213. These organizations will host forums to discuss local, national and world environmental problems.
214. In addition to the physical attributes to look for there are naturally a host of technical features to check.
215. What is there more kindly than the feeling between host and guest? Aeschylus 
216. During the battle with Sauron's warriors the Dead Host sail up to fight for Aragorn.
217. The host filled glasses, made a show with the carving things, held out his plate.
218. That will have to wait until March 10 when they play host to the Las Vegas Outlaws.
219. He will be remembered with great affection as a generous host and a good listener.
220. A host of big names will be on the critical list when the wards reopen next Saturday.
221. Extensive branching leads to numerous contacts with the host, and ultimately covers the host with a tangled mass of vines.
222. The Rhone Rangers also have produced a host of Rhonestyle blends, usually with a high percentage of grenache.
223. Joe quickly gained a reputation as a Washington host of verve and style.
224. Moses said, referring to its ability to host professional teams on a temporary basis.
225. The clownfish does therefore contribute towards protecting its anemone host.
226. As well as staging concerts and cabaret the venue could also play host to conferences and banquets.
227. Do some viruses develop a symbiotic relationship with their host?
228. But energies are also expended on devices intended for introduction into the material culture of the host society.
229. They can manufacture a whole host of body parts, from neurons to muscles to blood cells.
230. Under duress, it regularly exercises this will to sabotage the earnest efforts of its well-intentioned host.
231. The first problem that faces the cuckoo is to find a nest belonging to the right species of host.
232. And the pressure of natural selection on the cuckoo is considerably greater than that on the host species.
233. He was such a gracious host, it was remarked that in another life he might have run a great hotel.
234. She and her husband, Tom Goddard, a pastry chef, host afternoon teas and tea tastings at their shop.
235. Panting, Ruth looked desperately round at the great host of Women.
236. Cortisone was hailed as a wonder drug for a whole host of skin problems and inflammatory disorders.
237. Ministers aim to widen interest by running a host of smaller competitions alongside the ￡1 million-a-week prize draw.
238. Omitted are a whole host of major industries where the dominant pattern is less readily discernible.
239. When talk show host Denise Richardson asks if he killed the guard,[sentencedict.com/host.html] Nathan answers yes.
240. He cited a host of causes, from media violence to absent parents to drugs.
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.