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

a vast multitude

an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association

a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)

archaic terms for army

any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event

(medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor

the owner or manager of an inn

a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion

(computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network

be the host of or for

robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae

one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta

a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)

an owner or manager of hotels

a traveler who lodges in hostels

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

a woman host

a woman innkeeper

a woman steward on an airplane

troops belonging to the enemy's military forces

characterized by enmity or ill will

not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally

impossible to bring into friendly accord

very unfavorable to life or growth

unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business)

a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

fire that injures or kills an enemy

a takeover that is resisted by the management of the target company

a witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the opposing party

with hostility; in a belligerent hostile manner

fighting; acts of overt warfare

a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition

a state of deep-seated ill-will

the feeling of a hostile person

violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked

someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses