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Noun host has 10 senses

host - 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
--₁ is a kind of adult, grownup
--₁ has particulars: hostess
Derived form: verb host₁
horde, host, legion - a vast multitude
--₂ is a kind of multitude, throng, concourse
host - an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; the host does not benefit and is often harmed by the association
--₃ is a kind of organism, being
Antonyms: parasite
--₃ has particulars: intermediate host; definitive host
master of ceremonies, emcee, host - a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
--₄ is a kind of entertainer
--₄ has particulars:
compere; Lord of Misrule; question master, quizmaster; ringmaster; toastmaster; Sullivan, Ed Sullivan, Edward Vincent Sullivan

Derived form: verb host₁
host, legion - archaic terms for army
--₅ is a kind of army, regular army, ground forces
--₅ has particulars: Roman Legion; Sabaoth
host - any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event; "Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games"
--₆ is a kind of organization, organisation
host - (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor
--₇ is a kind of recipient, receiver
host, innkeeper, boniface - the owner or manager of an inn
--₈ is a kind of patron
--₈ has particulars: hostess; padrone; victualer, victualler
Derived form: verb host₁
Host - a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion
--₉ is a kind of bread, breadstuff, staff of life
server, host - (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network
--₁₀ is a kind of computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system
--₁₀ is a part of computer network

Verb host has 1 sense

host - be the host of or for; "We hosted 4 couples last night"
--₁ is one way to entertain

Derived forms: noun host₈, noun host₄, noun host₁
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot host Sue