From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthe Hostthe HosttechnicalRRC the bread that is used in the Christian ceremony of Communion → host
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the Host• The night before, he had been the host at a reception for 500 delegates.• The business might one day be sold off, wound up or nationalised by the host government.• Manoj Prabhakar had earlier taken 4-41 to dismiss the hosts for 219.• A description of the feature located at that point can also be entered into the host computer using a keyboard.• After about 12 months the host mistletoe is usually either dead or severely weakened.• The population dynamics of the predator could be co-ordinated to that of the host population in an anticipatory way.• Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol on the host is a prerequisite.• Extensive branching leads to numerous contacts with the host, and ultimately covers the host with a tangled mass of vines. 