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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Host
     an entertainer (Rom. 16:23); a tavern-keeper, the keeper of a
     caravansary (Luke 10:35).
     
       In warfare, a troop or military force. This consisted at first
     only of infantry. Solomon afterwards added cavalry (1 Kings
     4:26; 10:26). Every male Israelite from twenty to fifty years of
     age was bound by the law to bear arms when necessary (Num. 1:3;
     26:2; 2 Chr. 25:5).
     
       Saul was the first to form a standing army (1 Sam. 13:2;
     24:2). This example was followed by David (1 Chr. 27:1), and
     Solomon (1 Kings 4:26), and by the kings of Israel and Judah (2
     Chr. 17:14; 26:11; 2 Kings 11:4, etc.).

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  host
       
          1.  A computer connected to a network.
       
          The term node includes devices such as routers and printers
          which would not normally be called "hosts".
       
          2.  A computer to which one connects using a
          terminal emulator.
       
          (1995-02-16)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Host \Host\ (h[=o]st), n. [LL. hostia sacrifice, victim, from
     hostire to strike.] (R. C. Ch.)
     The consecrated wafer, believed to be the body of Christ,
     which in the Mass is offered as a sacrifice; also, the bread
     before consecration.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: In the Latin Vulgate the word was applied to the Savior
           as being an offering for the sins of men.
           [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Host \Host\, v. t.
     To give entertainment to. [Obs.] --Spenser.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Host \Host\ (h[=o]st), n. [OE. host, ost, OF. host, ost, fr. L.
     hostis enemy, LL., army. See Guest, and cf. Host a
     landlord.]
     1. An army; a number of men gathered for war.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A host so great as covered all the field. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Any great number or multitude; a throng.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of
              the heavenly host praising God.       --Luke ii. 13.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              All at once I saw a crowd,
              A host, of golden daffodils.          --Wordsworth.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Host \Host\, v. i.
     To lodge at an inn; to take up entertainment. [Obs.] ``Where
     you shall host.'' --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Host \Host\ (h[=o]st), n. [OE. host, ost, OF. hoste, oste, F.
     h[^o]te, from L. hospes a stranger who is treated as a guest,
     he who treats another as his guest, a hostl prob. fr. hostis
     stranger, enemy (akin to E. guest a visitor) + potis able;
     akin to Skr. pati master, lord. See Host an army,
     Possible, and cf. Hospitable, Hotel.]
     1. One who receives or entertains another, whether
        gratuitously or for compensation; one from whom another
        receives food, lodging, or entertainment; a landlord.
        --Chaucer. ``Fair host and Earl.'' --Tennyson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Time is like a fashionable host,
              That slightly shakes his parting guest by the hand.
                                                    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Biol.) Any animal or plant affording lodgment or
        subsistence to a parasitic or commensal organism. Thus a
        tree is a host of an air plant growing upon it.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Host \Host\, n. (Biol.)
     Any animal or plant affording lodgment or subsistence to a
     parasitic or commensal organism. Thus a tree is a host of an
     air plant growing upon it.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Host \Host\ (h[=o]st), n. [LL. hostia sacrifice, victim, from
     hostire to strike.] (R. C. Ch.)
     The consecrated wafer, believed to be the body of Christ,
     which in the Mass is offered as a sacrifice; also, the bread
     before consecration.
  
     Note: In the Latin Vulgate the word was applied to the Savior
           as being an offering for the sins of men.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Host \Host\, n. [OE. host, ost, OF. host, ost, fr. L. hostis
     enemy, LL., army. See Guest, and cf. Host a landlord.]
     1. An army; a number of men gathered for war.
  
              A host so great as covered all the field. --Dryden.
  
     2. Any great number or multitude; a throng.
  
              And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of
              the heavenly host praising God.       --Luke ii. 13.
  
              All at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden
              daffodils.                            --Wordsworth.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Host \Host\, n. [OE. host, ost, OF. hoste, oste, F. h[^o]te,
     from L. hospes a stranger who is treated as a guest, he who
     treats another as his guest, a hostl prob. fr. hostis
     stranger, enemy (akin to E. guest a visitor) + potis able;
     akin to Skr. pati master, lord. See Host an army,
     Possible, and cf. Hospitable, Hotel.]
     One who receives or entertains another, whether gratuitously
     or for compensation; one from whom another receives food,
     lodging, or entertainment; a landlord. --Chaucer. ``Fair host
     and Earl.'' --Tennyson.
  
           Time is like a fashionable host, That slightly shakes
           his parting guest by the hand.           --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Host \Host\, v. t.
     To give entertainment to. [Obs.] --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Host \Host\, v. i.
     To lodge at an inn; to take up entertainment. [Obs.] ``Where
     you shall host.'' --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  host
       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 [syn: horde, legion]
       3: an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite;
          the host does not benefit and is often harmed by the
          association [ant: parasite]
       4: a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an
          introductory speech and introduces other speakers) [syn: master
          of ceremonies, emcee]
       5: archaic terms for army [syn: legion]
       6: any organization that provides resources and facilities for
          a function or event; "Atlanta was chosen to be host for
          the Olympic Games"
       7: (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a
          donor
       8: the owner or manager of an inn [syn: innkeeper, boniface]
       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 [syn: server]
       v : be the host of or for; "We hosted 4 couples last night"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  host
     Τσεχικά n.
     ο επισκέπτης, ο μουσαφίρης

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  host
     Czech n.
     guest
     Dutch n.
     (lb nl computing) host#English
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl hossen  23 s pres ind ; p imp)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     a single cough expulsion
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (lb nb computing) (l en host)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (inflection of nb hoste  imp)
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt networking) (l en host) (gloss: computer attached to a
  network)
     Spanish n.
     (lb es computing Internet) (l en host) (gloss: any computer attached
  to a network)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Host
     Saterland Frisian n.
     cough

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  host
     n.
     1 One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially,
  or officially.
     2 One that provides a facility for an event.
     3 A person or organization responsible for running an event.
     4 A moderator or master of ceremonies for a performance.
     5 (lb en computing Internet) Any computer attached to a network.
     6 (lb en ecology) A cell or organism which harbors another organism
  or biological entity, usually a parasite.
     7 (lb en evolution genetics) An organism bearing certain genetic
  material, with respect to its cells.
     8 A paid male companion offering conversation and in some cases sex,
  as in certain types of bar in Japan.
     vb.
     To perform the role of a host.
     n.
     (senseid en army) A multitude of people arrayed as an army; used also
  in religious senses, as: ''Heavenly host (of angels)''
     n.
     (lb en Christianity) The consecrated bread of the Eucharist.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  host
     Czech n.
     guest
     Dutch n.
     (lb nl computing) host#English
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl hossen  23 s pres ind ; p imp)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     a single cough expulsion
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (lb nb computing) (l en host)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (inflection of nb hoste  imp)
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt networking) (l en host) (gloss: computer attached to a
  network)
     Spanish n.
     (lb es computing Internet) (l en host) (gloss: any computer attached
  to a network)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Host
     Saterland Frisian n.
     cough

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  host
     Czech n.
     guest
     Dutch n.
     (lb nl computing) host#English
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl hossen  23 s pres ind ; p imp)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     a single cough expulsion
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (lb nb computing) (l en host)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (inflection of nb hoste  imp)
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt networking) (l en host) (gloss: computer attached to a
  network)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Host
     Saterland Frisian n.
     cough

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  host
     Tšekki n.
     vieras (joka vierailee)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  host
     interj.
     (tagg: onomatopoesi) ''ljudhärmande för att beskriva en hostning''

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  host
     interj.
     (tagg: onomatopoesi) ''ljudhärmande för att beskriva en hostning''

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]


  Host /hoʊst/ 
  hôte
  der im Netzwerk bereitstellende Computer

From Deutsch-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ind ]


  Host /hoʊst/ 
  hos
  der im Netzwerk bereitstellende Computer

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Host /hˈəʊst/
  المضيّف

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  host //hoʊst// //həʊst// 
  1. водещ
  moderator
  2. домакин 2.
  person or organisation responsible for running an event
   3.
  person who receives or entertains a guest
  3. множество
  large number of items
  4. войска
  multitude of people arrayed as an army
  5. нафора
  consecrated bread

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  host /hˈəʊst/
  spousta

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  host /hˈəʊst/
  hostitel

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  host /hˈəʊst/
  základní

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  host /hˈəʊst/
  hostitelský

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  host /hˈəʊst/
  konferenciér

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  host /hˈəʊst/
  hostit