host
IPA: hˈoʊst
noun
- One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.
- One that provides a facility for an event.
- A person or organization responsible for running an event.
- A moderator or master of ceremonies for a performance.
- (computing, Internet) Any computer attached to a network.
- (ecology) A cell or organism which harbors another organism or biological entity, usually a parasite.
- (evolution, genetics) An organism bearing certain genetic material, with respect to its cells.
- A paid male companion offering conversation and in some cases sex, as in certain types of bar in Japan.
- A multitude of people arrayed as an army; used also in religious senses, as: Heavenly host (of angels)
- A large number of items; a large inventory.
- (Christianity) The consecrated bread of the Eucharist.
verb
- To perform the role of a host.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To lodge at an inn.
- (computing, Internet) To run software made available to a remote user or process.
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Examples of "host" in Sentences
- Fledglings of the host are evicted.
- He is the host of firework competition.
- He is the hosting broadcaster of the contest.
- In the gut of the host, the spore germinates.
- It forms a symbiotic relationship with the host.
- It hosts jousting tournaments in the summertime.
- Infection of the host is by the larvae, not the eggs.
- Host of Predilection is the host preferred by a parasite.
- The provider manages the hosted data of its clients on the server.
- The client configuration requires only specifying the name of the host.
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