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English Definitions
host
N
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
host
N
an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association
host
N
a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
host
N
archaic terms for army
host
N
any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event
host
N
(medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor
host
N
the owner or manager of an inn
N
a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion
host
N
(computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network
host
V
be the host of or for
N
robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae
N
one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta
hostage
N
a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
hostel
N
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
hostel
N
inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)
N
an owner or manager of hotels
hosteller
N
a traveler who lodges in hostels
hostelry
N
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
hostess
N
a woman innkeeper
hostess
N
a woman steward on an airplane
hostile
N
troops belonging to the enemy's military forces
hostile
characterized by enmity or ill will
hostile
not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally
hostile
impossible to bring into friendly accord
hostile
very unfavorable to life or growth
hostile
unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business)
N
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
N
fire that injures or kills an enemy
N
a takeover that is resisted by the management of the target company
N
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
N
fighting; acts of overt warfare
hostility
N
a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
hostility
N
a state of deep-seated ill-will
hostility
N
the feeling of a hostile person
hostility
N
violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
hostler
N
someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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