Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)hosta 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 (n)hostan animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association (n)hostany organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event“Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games” (n)host(medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor (n)server, host(computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network Verbs
(v)hostbe the host of or for“We hosted 4 couples last night” 