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host
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[ noun ] 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
Used in print (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)In_fact it has caused us to give serious thought to moving our residence south , because it is not easy for the most objective Southerner to sit calmly by when his host is telling a roomful of people that the only way to deal with Southerners who oppose integration is to send in troops and shoot the bastards down . (Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)To Voltaire 's surprise , however , their host gives them fresh clothes to put_on , opens his purse to lend them money and sits them down before a good dinner . |
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[ noun ] a vast multitude
Used in print (William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)Demons , fairies , angels , and a host of other spiritual_beings were as much a part of the experiential world of western man as were rocks and trees and stars . (Mr. America, 4:6...)There 's Gaetan_d'Amours who is our newest Mr._Canada ; Jean-Paul_Senesac , whose story appeared here two issues ago ; Jack_Boissoneault , who was with us last month ; Charles_Harve , who recently won the `` Most Muscular Man '' subdivision award in the Mr._Canada event ; and a host of others . (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)Additionally , since you 're going_to be hors_de_combat pretty soon with sprue , yaws , Delhi_boil , the Granville_wilt , liver_fluke , bilharziasis , and a host of other complications of the hex you 've aroused , you must n't expect to be lionized socially . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (biology) an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; the host does not benefit and is often harmed by the association
Used in print (LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)Biological agents are , of_course , highly host specific . (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)The female parasite spends much time in her efforts to find a nest of her host . The hosts never seem to recognize that something is amiss , so that the compartment afterward is sealed normally . Their appearance , next spring , coincides in an almost uncanny way with the flowering of their host plants . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
Synonyms Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)( He played host at the Timex show already mentioned . ) (James Thurber, "The Future, If Any, of Comedy,"...)`` You have visited England five times in the past quarter-century , I believe '' , my host said . My host went_over and stared out the window at his peacocks ; then he turned_to me . Related terms entertainer question_master Lord_of_Misrule ringmaster toastmaster ed_sullivan compere |
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[ noun ] any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event
Examples "Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games" Used in print (Musical America, LXXXI:5...)Chicago was also a welcome host : there , in 1921 , Prokofieff conducted the world_premiere of the Love_for_Three_Oranges , and played the first performance of his Third_Piano_Concerto . Related terms |
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[ verb ] be the host of or for
Examples "We hosted 4 couples last night" Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 15475
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[ noun ] (chemistry,food) a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion
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[ noun ] (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network
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