|noun|
1.(in biblical use) the angels regarded collectively.
‘The prayers of believers here on earth are mingled with the worship of angels and archangels and all the host of heaven, in adoration of God and the Lamb.’
2.A computer which stores a website or other data that can be accessed over the Internet or which provides other services to a network.
‘The communications link provides a communication medium by which users can access the host computer from remote locations.’
‘DAS is the most basic level of storage, in which storage devices are part of the host computer, as with drives, or directly connected to a single server or PC.’
3.A flock of sparrows.
‘there was a host of sparrows under the roof of the house’
‘Such a host of sparrows twitter that it reminds one more of a stream joyful sound than of a compound of little utterances.’
4.A large number of people or things.
‘a host of memories rushed into her mind’
‘Revellers were greeted by funfair rides, stalls and a whole host of other entertainments on one of the hottest days of the year so far when they reached the park.’
5.A living cell in which a virus multiplies.
‘The RT enzyme converts the single-stranded virion into doublestranded DNA for subsequent integration into the host cell genome.’
‘To observe the interaction of HIV with the host cell, there had also been attempts to label the virus with GFP.’
6.A person or animal that has received transplanted tissue or a transplanted organ.
‘Later tissue staining showed that the implants' vessels grew into the host tissue and the host's vessels grew into the constructs.’
‘Scientists have discovered that up to 20 percent of a donor heart may be composed of host tissue within days of the transplant.’
7.A person who receives or entertains other people as guests.
‘they were always gracious hosts at the numerous dinner parties they held for friends’
‘The Moreton children entertained their hosts with wartime songs, including Run, Rabbit, Run and the Dad's Army theme song Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr Hitler?’
8.A person, place, or organization that holds an event to which others are invited.
‘Innsbruck once played host to the Winter Olympics’
‘As always, the courses in and around Tramore played host to the event and once again, a superb week was had by all.’
9.An animal or plant on or in which a parasite or commensal organism lives.
‘This approach needs to be refined and extended to other associations between parasitic plants and their hosts.’
‘If blood parasites have a detrimental effect on their hosts, heavy parasite infections will correlate with low host reproductive success.’
10.An area in which particular plants or animals are found.
‘Australia is host to some of the world's most dangerous animals’
‘He estimated that this small area was playing host to about 100,000 starlings.’
11.An army.
‘But they all hoped he would appear at any moment, complete with a host of angels at his back, and deliver them from their captivity.’
‘Will a great host of heaven, a great army of angels, accompany the Messiah at His Return?’
12.The bread consecrated in the Eucharist.
‘the elevation of the Host’
‘Others were made of crystal, enabling the Host to be seen.’
13.The presenter of a television or radio programme.
‘your host is Stuart Macmillan’
‘This term, in the sense that it is being bandied about by talk radio hosts and listeners alike, is new to me.’
14.The sun, moon, and stars.
‘the starry host of heaven’
|verb|
1.Act as host at (an event) or for (a television or radio programme)
‘Canada was asked to host a Commonwealth conference in Ottawa’
‘Martin said that the state campaign wanted Macalester to host Kerry's only pre-caucus Minnesota appearance.’
2.Store (a website or other data) on a server or other computer so that it can be accessed over the Internet.
‘Columbia University currently hosts some 400 websites’
‘Netcraft compared the sites which are now hosted on Windows 2003 with their operating system in December 2002.’
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|noun|
‘The prayers of believers here on earth are mingled with the worship of angels and archangels and all the host of heaven, in adoration of God and the Lamb.’
