noun
One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.
A good host is always considerate of the guest’s needs.
Time is like a fashionable host, / That slightly shakes his parting guest by the hand.
One that provides a facility for an event.
A person or organization responsible for running an event.
Our company is host of the annual conference this year.
A moderator or master of ceremonies for a performance.
The host was terrible, but the acts themselves were good.
The primary member of a system, typically the member who fronts most often.
verb
To perform the role of a host.
Our company will host the annual conference this year.
I was terrible at hosting that show.
To lodge at an inn.
Where you shall host.
To run software made available to a remote user or process.
Kremvax hosts a variety of services.
CMU/TEK TCP/IP software uses an excessive amount of cpu resources for terminal support both outbound, when accessing another system, and inbound, when the local system is hosting a session.
noun
A multitude of people arrayed as an army; used also in religious senses, as: Heavenly host (of angels)
Why, Plugson, even thy own host is all in mutiny: Cotton is conquered; but the ‘bare backs’ — are worse covered than ever!
All about the hosts of Mordor raged.
A large number of items; a large inventory.
The dealer stocks a host of parts for my Model A.
I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; […]