[həʊst], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person who receives or entertains other people as guests
(e.g: they were always gracious hosts at the numerous dinner parties they held for friends)

- an animal or plant on or in which a parasite or commensal organism lives

- a person or animal that has received transplanted tissue or a transplanted organ

- a computer which stores a website or other data that can be accessed over the internet or which provides other services to a network


Phrases:
- mine host

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French hoste, from Latin hospes, hospit- ‘host, guest’

[həʊst], (Verb)

Definitions:
- act as host at (an event) or for (a television or radio programme)
(e.g: Canada was asked to host a Commonwealth conference in Ottawa)

- store (a website or other data) on a server or other computer so that it can be accessed over the internet
(e.g: Columbia University currently hosts some 400 websites)


Phrases:
- mine host

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French hoste, from Latin hospes, hospit- ‘host, guest’

[həʊst], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a large number of people or things
(e.g: a host of memories rushed into her mind)

- an army

- (in biblical use) the angels regarded collectively

- a flock of sparrows
(e.g: there was a host of sparrows under the roof of the house)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French ost, hoost, from Latin hostis ‘stranger, enemy’ (in medieval Latin ‘army’)

[həʊst], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the bread consecrated in the Eucharist
(e.g: the elevation of the Host)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French hoiste, from Latin hostia ‘victim’