Definition for Host:

• 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.

Synonyms for Host:

• n.

  •
  • much,
  • master,
  • a good/great deal of something,
  • entertainer,
  • quite a few,
  • abundance,
  • a lot/lots,
  • quantity,
  • mistress,
  • all manner of something,
  • a load of/loads of something,
  • pile.
  •
  • manager,
  • end system,
  • owner,
  • Edi,
  • client-server,
  • ethernet,
  • database server,
  • command,
  • colocation,
  • connect up,
  • proprietor,
  • account name,
  • Extranet.
  •
  • disaster area,
  • dodge city,
  • destination,
  • aerie,
  • dust trap,
  • dumping ground,
  • anchorage,
  • center of excellence,
  • cradle,
  • cattle auction,
  • gathering.
  •
  • chalice,
  • biretta,
  • crucifix,
  • animal,
  • cross,
  • altar,
  • Easter Egg,
  • collection plate,
  • cassock,
  • organism,
  • dog collar,
  • collar.
  •
  • communion,
  • broadcaster,
  • grip,
  • anchorman,
  • eucharist,
  • anchor,
  • wafer,
  • dj,
  • commentator,
  • anchorwoman,
  • sacrament,
  • correspondent.
  •
  • edit out,
  • get on,
  • bleep out,
  • edit,
  • hand back,
  • bring in,
  • big,
  • go on (the) TV/radio,
  • front.
  •
  • orchestrate,
  • prepare,
  • set up,
  • stage,
  • organize,
  • plan,
  • convene,
  • hold,
  • arrange,
  • choreograph.
  •
  • have,
  • I'll hold you to that,
  • ask,
  • catering,
  • have over,
  • have round,
  • disinvite,
  • have in.
  •
  • flame.
  •a lot (noun)
  • myriad.
  •animal (noun)
  • host.
  •army (noun)
  • out-fit,
  • out fit,
  • out-fits,
  • out fits.
  •array (noun)
  • dis play,
  • de-sign,
  • dis-play,
  • de signs,
  • dis positions,
  • de sign,
  • dis-position,
  • dis position,
  • de-signs,
  • dis-positions,
  • dis-plays,
  • dis plays.
  •bunch (noun)
  • be vies,
  • be-vies,
  • shooting matches,
  • caboodles,
  • shebangs.
  •cloud (noun)
  • dense mass.
  •coming together (noun)
  • confluence.
  •confluence (noun)
  • concursion.
  •congregation (noun)
  • sitin,
  • gettogether.
  •crew (noun)
  • crew,
  • junta,
  • bevy,
  • faction,
  • circle,
  • clan,
  • aggregation,
  • club,
  • body,
  • coalition,
  • colony,
  • division,
  • pack,
  • posse,
  • staff,
  • detachment,
  • coterie,
  • herd,
  • drove,
  • fellowship,
  • fleet,
  • outfit,
  • clique,
  • assemblage,
  • cabal,
  • regiment,
  • caucus,
  • platoon,
  • assembly,
  • team,
  • cell,
  • brigade,
  • school,
  • league,
  • wing,
  • string,
  • complement,
  • ring,
  • hive,
  • sect,
  • union,
  • nest,
  • cadre,
  • retinue,
  • party,
  • tribe,
  • troupe,
  • litter,
  • company,
  • set,
  • fraternity,
  • society,
  • collection,
  • squad,
  • covey,
  • detail,
  • band.
  •crowd (noun)
  • de luges,
  • de luge,
  • rank file,
  • de-luge,
  • great unwasheds,
  • de-luges.
  •emcee (noun)
  • emcee.
  •force (noun)
  • re-serves,
  • re serves.
  •horde (noun)
  • wall-to-walls,
  • wall to walls.
  •host (noun)
  • innkeeper.
  •hostess (noun)
  • toastmistress,
  • mistress of ceremonies,
  • mistress of the household.
  •people (noun)
  • countrywoman,
  • commoner,
  • populace,
  • bourgeoisie,
  • people,
  • bourgeois,
  • public,
  • peasantry,
  • countryman,
  • rabble,
  • proletariat,
  • masses.
  •person who entertains, performs (noun)
  • keeper,
  • moderator,
  • person of the house,
  • presenter,
  • anchor person.
  •score/scores (noun)
  • very manies.
  •server (noun)
  • waitperson.
  •troop (noun)
  • fighting mens,
  • servicemens.
  •troop/troops (noun)
  • de legation,
  • de legations,
  • service personnels,
  • de-legation,
  • de-legations.
  •waitperson (noun)
  • maitre dhotel,
  • maitre d's,
  • maitre ds,
  • maitre de.

• v.

  •entertain, accommodate (verb)
  • treat,
  • throw a party,
  • introduce,
  • present,
  • spread oneself,
  • pick up the check,
  • wine and dine,
  • do the honors.
  •receive (verb)
  • in-stalling,
  • in ducts,
  • ushered in,
  • rolling out red carpet,
  • intro-duce,
  • intro duce,
  • in vite,
  • in-stall,
  • in-stalled,
  • in-ducts,
  • making comfortable,
  • letted in,
  • in stalled,
  • rolls out red carpet,
  • lets through,
  • letting through,
  • in ducted,
  • rolled out red carpet,
  • allowed entrance,
  • letted through,
  • made welcome,
  • shakes hands,
  • in duct,
  • showing in,
  • shook hands,
  • allowing entrance,
  • in stalling,
  • showed in,
  • makes comfortable,
  • making welcome,
  • in-duct,
  • in-ducted,
  • intro duces,
  • makes welcome,
  • shows in,
  • letting in,
  • allows entrance,
  • in-ducting,
  • intro-duces.
  •socialize (verb)
  • gather,
  • meet,
  • socialize,
  • converse,
  • talk,
  • befriend,
  • attend,
  • hob-nob,
  • join.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • socialite,
  • announcer,
  • palmtop,
  • palm computer,
  • Cryptosporidium,
  • party animal,
  • unsubscribe,
  • hostess,
  • party pooper,
  • personal organizer,
  • mainframe,
  • subnotebook,
  • front-end processor,
  • guest of honor,
  • tapeworm,
  • man-about-town,
  • roundworm,
  • PDA,
  • netbook,
  • Phish,
  • pen computer,
  • supercomputer,
  • upload,
  • laptop,
  • reveler,
  • minicomputer,
  • personal computer,
  • facebook,
  • partygoer,
  • personal digital assistant,
  • invitee,
  • workstation,
  • archive site.
  •
  • navigate,
  • notebook,
  • front end,
  • browse,
  • dial-up,
  • word processor,
  • chat,
  • wallflower,
  • computer,
  • refresh,
  • number cruncher.
  •
  • download,
  • clone,
  • search,
  • subscribe,
  • hook up,
  • surf,
  • bookmark.
  •
  • life,
  • maintain,
  • visit.
  •
  • worm.
  •
  • score.
  •
  • post.
  •
  • leech,
  • hookworm,
  • mite,
  • Lice,
  • louse,
  • cooties,
  • flea.
  •receive
  • show in,
  • ushering in,
  • made comfortable,
  • usher in,
  • make comfortable,
  • Hosting,
  • allow entrance,
  • received,
  • make welcome,
  • shaking hands,
  • roll out red carpet,
  • lets in,
  • let in,
  • let through,
  • ushers in,
  • shake hands.

Paraphrases for Host:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    hosts, hosted.
  • Proper noun, singular
    hosted.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    hosted.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    hostess.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    hostess.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    sheltered.
  • Noun, plural
    Houses, homes, counterparts, Facilities, centers.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    crowd, myriad, harbouring.
  • Verb, past tense
    scheduled, Convened, conducted, welcomed, attended, arranged, Launched, Served, Carried, Took.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Harboring.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    arranges, maintains.
  • Verb, base form
    officiate, absorb, entertain.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    homestay, host-country, refugee-hosting, Hosting, stewarding, co-organised.
  • Proper noun, singular
    reception, Hosting.
  • Noun, plural
    shelters, Hosting.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    multitude, destination, plethora, multiplicity, series, reception, Hosting, stewardess, variety.
  • Verb, past tense
    staged, sponsored, harboured.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    accommodating, harbouring.
  • Verb, base form
    co-host, accommodate, co-sponsor.

Antonyms for Host:

• n.

  • animal
    parasite.
  • person who entertains, performs
    visitor, guest.

Host Sentence Examples:

• The noble host came forward to welcome the new guest.

• He is my host to - day; and he has told me something of her.

Hypernym for Host:

• n.

  • animal
    intermediate host, definitive host.
  • person
    hostess.

• v.

  • consumption
    emcee, compere, junket, wine and dine, feast, do the honors, banquet.

Hyponym for Host:

• n.

  • animal
    organism, being.
  • food
    bread, breadstuff, staff of life.
  • group
    organization, organisation.
  • person
    receiver, adult, recipient, grownup.

• v.

  • consumption
    entertain.