Definition of HOSTS

hosts

Meanings

Noun

  • 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
  • plural of host

Verb

  • be the host of or for
  • third-person singular simple present indicative of host

Synonyms

boniface, emcee, horde, Host, host, innkeeper, legion, master of ceremonies, server

Antonyms

parasite

Scrabble Score: 8

hosts is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
hosts is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hosts is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

hosts is a valid Words With Friends word