hostnoun
uk/həʊst/us/hoʊst/host noun (PERSON WITH GUESTS)
B2 [ C ] female also hostess someone who has guests:
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- Our host was wearing a clown costume.
- So please give a big hand to your host for the evening, Bill Cronshaw!
- Would you mind playing host ?
- After dinner our host said, "Shall we retire to the drawing room?"
- She thanked the hosts for their hospitality.
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Celebrating & entertaining
- a good time was had by all idiom
- amuse
- amused
- bacchanalian
- banquet
- entertain
- entertaining
- go to town idiom
- have a whale of a time idiom
- kill
- kill the fatted calf idiom
- perform
- push
- revel in sth
- revelry
- scintillate
- see in the New Year idiom
- spirit
- throw
- town
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host noun (ON TELEVISION)
C2 [ C ] female also hostess a person who introduces guests and performers, especially on television or radio:
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- He's the host of a popular game show.
- The host of a well-known talk show was arrested by police last night.
- Auditions are being held to find the host of a new music show.
- One of the guests insulted the host live on camera.
- He's now the host of his own show on Channel 4.
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Broadcasting: radio & television presenters
- anchor
- anchorman
- anchorwoman
- announcer
- broadcaster
- commentator
- correspondent
- deejay
- desk
- DJ
- emcee
- frontman
- newscaster
- newsreader
- shock jock
- sportscaster
- weather forecaster
- weathergirl
- weatherman
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host noun (FOR AN EVENT)
[ C ] a place or organization that provides the space and other necessary things for a special event:
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- In 1992, Britain played host to the first multi-racial South African team to visit these shores.
- Paris will be the host of the next Olympics.
- The host city was congratulated for their staging of the event.
- The host nation qualifies automatically for the event.
- The city plays host to the party conference in September.
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Organizations, Societies & clubs
- Assn
- Assoc
- association
- book club
- brotherhood
- commission
- committee
- empire
- fan club
- FC
- feeder club
- foundation
- friendly society
- housing association
- insignia
- monolith
- secret society
- select committee
- society
- the old guard
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host noun (ANIMAL/PLANT)
[ C ] specialized biology a plant or animal that another plant or animal lives on as a parasite
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Plants & animals - general words
- animal kingdom
- autotroph
- biped
- bloodsucker
- carnivore
- flora
- flora and fauna
- greenery
- herbivore
- heterotroph
- non-placental
- omnivore
- omnivorous
- parasite
- parasitic
- secondary consumer
- songster
- vegetation
- vertebrate
- warm-blooded
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host noun (A LOT)
C1 a large number of something:
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Masses and large amounts of things
- accumulation
- an embarrassment of riches idiom
- any number of things idiom
- backlog
- battery
- boatload
- bolus
- clot
- deluge
- fund
- lashing
- lather
- outpouring
- panoply
- plethora
- predominance
- preponderance
- shower
- sight
- thousand
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host noun (CHURCH)
the holy bread that is eaten at Communion (= a Christian religious ceremony)
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Religious ceremonies & prayers
- alleluia
- amen
- anoint
- baptism
- bar mitzvah
- blessing
- burnt offering
- confirm
- confirmation
- consecrate
- dedicate
- devotion
- incense
- intercession
- liturgy
- matins
- ordination
- Our Father
- pray
- sermon
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host noun (INTERNET)
[ C ] a company that hosts a website on the internet
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Internet terminology
- .co.uk
- all-you-can-eat
- API
- app
- banner
- BBS
- bitcoin
- bounce
- e-commerce
- firewall
- instant messaging
- ISP
- JPEG
- posting
- troll
- unlike
- vlog
- VOD
- Web 2.0
- web-enabled
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hostverb [ T ]
uk/həʊst/us/hoʊst/host verb [ T ] (EVENT)
C1 to provide the space and other things necessary for a special event:
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- South Africa has submitted an application to host the World Cup.
- Paris is bidding to host the next Olympics.
- Sydney made a successful bid to host the Olympic Games.
- The city is hosting the winter Olympics next year.
- The town has been hosting the annual event for the last 24 years.
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Celebrating & entertaining
- a good time was had by all idiom
- amuse
- amused
- bacchanalian
- banquet
- entertain
- entertaining
- go to town idiom
- have a whale of a time idiom
- kill
- kill the fatted calf idiom
- perform
- push
- revel in sth
- revelry
- scintillate
- see in the New Year idiom
- spirit
- throw
- town
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host verb [ T ] (TELEVISION SHOW)
to be the host of a television or radio programme:
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Broadcasting in general
- airplay
- airtime
- airwaves
- break
- broadcast
- cable
- commentator
- present
- preview
- prime time
- production
- public broadcasting
- public service broadcasting
- radio
- season
- station
- tower
- transmitter
- tune in
- voice-over
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host verb [ T ] (WEBSITE)
to provide the computer hardware and software that allows a website to exist on the internet:
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Internet terminology
- .co.uk
- all-you-can-eat
- API
- app
- banner
- BBS
- bitcoin
- bounce
- e-commerce
- firewall
- instant messaging
- ISP
- JPEG
- posting
- troll
- unlike
- vlog
- VOD
- Web 2.0
- web-enabled
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