host

host is a 4-letter English word with 17 senses as noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The consecrated wafer, believed to be the body of Christ, which in the Mass is offered as a sacrifice; also, the bread before consecration. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 6 · 17 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The consecrated wafer, believed to be the body of Christ, which in the Mass is offered as a sacrifice; also, the bread before consecration.
2. noun. An army; a number of men gathered for war.
3. noun. Any great number or multitude; a throng.
4. noun. One who receives or entertains another, whether gratuitously or for compensation; one from whom another receives food, lodging, or entertainment; a landlord.
5. transitive verb. To give entertainment to.
6. intransitive verb. To lodge at an inn; to take up entertainment.
7. noun. an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association
8. noun. (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network

   Synonyms: server

9. noun. a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion
10. noun. a vast multitude

    Synonyms: horde, legion

11. noun. archaic terms for army

    Synonyms: legion

12. noun. any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event

    "Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games"

13. noun. the owner or manager of an inn

    Synonyms: boniface, innkeeper

14. 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
15. noun. (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor
16. noun. a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)

    Synonyms: emcee

17. verb. be the host of or for

    "We hosted 4 couples last night"

Synonyms

server, horde, legion, boniface, innkeeper, emcee

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in host:

hots, shot, soth, thos, tosh

Common word forms

hosts, hostal, hosted, hoster, hostly, hosting, hostless

Words from these letters

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