host (noun)
1host — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 person who receives and entertains visitors ADJECTIVE ▪ charming (esp. BrE), generous, genial, good, gracious, perfect ▪ George was a perfect host …
2host — Ⅰ. host [1] ► NOUN 1) a person who receives or entertains guests. 2) the presenter of a television or radio programme. 3) a person, place, or organization that holds and organizes an event to which others are invited. 4) often humorous the… …
3host country — ˈhost ˌcountry noun [countable] a country where a company that is based in another country has business activities: • Host countries are interested not only in how many jobs are created, but also in what kinds of jobs. * * * host country UK US… …
4host computer — ➔ computer * * * host computer UK US noun [C] IT ► the main computer in a network (= a series of computers that are connected to each other) which controls the programs and files: »To print from any other machine on the network, the host computer …
5host — verb. This is first recorded in the 15c, and is not a modern verbalization of the noun. For this reason, objection to the use of host meaning ‘to act as host or compère of (a television show)’ is somewhat misconceived, although it is often… …
6host|ing — «HOHS tihng», noun. 1. an assembling of a host or armed multitude. 2. a hostile expedition or encounter: »Strange to us it seem d…that angel should with angel war, And in fierce hosting meet (Milton) …
7host — Noun: An innkeeper. One who receives another for refreshment, lodging, or entertainment. Verb: To be a host on a particular occasion. In a usage now obsolete, to put up at an inn. Cromwell v Stephens (NY) 2 Daly 15, 20 …
8host|ess — «HOHS tihs», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. a woman who receives another person as her guest: »Katherine went up to her hostess and dropped a curtsy. “It was nice of you to ask me to your party, Mrs. Howells,” she said, without mumbling (New… …
9host response — noun The reaction of a living system to the presence of a material …
10host plant — noun : a plant upon which an organism (as an insect or mildew) lodges and subsists …
