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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241. He was absorbed, as host, in the task of getting his guest safely below decks.
242. Both incompatibility and parthenogenesis microorganisms alter host chromosome behaviour during early mitotic divisions of the egg.
243. Read in studio A court has heard how four men murdered the host at a party held to celebrate his own engagement.
244. Stern is a radio and TV talk show host known for his confrontational style.
245. WordPerfect Corporation offers a host of other software products, including spreadsheets, graphics, databases, and office automation.
246. Now those efforts can begin right in your own backyard, when the Gardens' devotees host their annual fall plant sale.
247. Tony Kornheiser is a columnist for the Washington Post, and a talk-show host on WTEM.
248. A Super Bowl is a financial shot in the arm for the host city.
249. Upon arrival, he was welcomed to Hades and the host promptly set the temperature gauge at 110 degrees.
250. This host defeated the Avars in battle and stormed their camps.
251. Public finance and expenditure Relationships between oil companies and host Governments have frequently been uneasy and sometimes open conflicts have developed.
252. Casually our host suggested that we might like a further demonstration of the rats' boldness.
253. A host of countermeasures have been devised and a few tried, such as exercise bikes and treadmills to which crew members are strapped.
254. A return visit is planned for May when Darlington families will play host to children from Amiens.
255. The new copy of the virus is executed when a user executes the host program.
256. Congress has made national findings that there has been societal discrimination in a host of fields.
257. Once he gets going, there is no stopping this longtime Chicago talk-show host, sports commentator, actor, professional raconteur.
258. Without this the purchaser may be sidetracked into calculations on a whole host of other matters which are not strictly relevant.
259. The larger part is made up by the host of specialised equipments that such a frigate contains.
260. The man complimented him on his footwork and suggested that he apply for a dance host position.
261. Only a little more indirect is the effect of the same cuckoo genes on the behaviour of the besotted host.
262. Except for every fourth year when the Rose Bowl will host the national championship game, regardless of which teams are playing.
263. Each of the member states had a host of other discriminatory practices that effectively distorted trade patterns.
264. Speedo harbored every kind of parasite and fungus that can set up housekeeping in the canine host.
265. She was sometimes allowed to ring the little handbell at the elevation of the host.
266. They have an open client-server architecture and manage heterogeneous workstations, servers and host computers linked via a local area network.
267. Was I expected to take time off from work to play tour guide, as our host in New Zealand had?
268. The end product of such a course of evolution is an obligate parasite that is inextricably linked to a particular host.
268. Sentencedict.com is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find excellent sentences for a large number of words.
269. Very convenient to host of facilities. 20 minutes to NEC. 10 minutes to the Black Country Museum.
270. The host protocol lets the terminal server communicate with the computer systems on the network.
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.