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| banquet |
to take part in a banquet as host or guest. [1/4 definitions] |
| call-in |
a telephone conversation between a listener or viewer and a radio or television host, which is broadcast on the host's show. [2 definitions] |
| computer virus |
a code inserted into a host program that can attach itself to and seriously damage other programs, including a computer's system. |
| computer worm |
a computer program that can propagate, by itself, from host to host, often causing loss of memory space and sometimes minor harm to a system. |
| do the honors |
to function as a host; serve. |
| host1 |
to be or serve as a host at. [1/3 definitions] |
| hostess |
a woman who serves as a host. [1/3 definitions] |
| Johnny Carson |
popular comedian and, from 1962 to 1992, host of a late-night talk show; born John William Carson (b.1925--d.2005). |
| monstrance |
in Roman Catholicism, the receptacle containing the consecrated Host. |
| Oprah Winfrey |
influential U.S. talk-show host, actor, philanthropist, and reputedly the first African-American woman billionaire (b.1954). |
| parasite |
a plant, animal, or fungus that lives on or in another living thing, called the host. A parasite gets its food and energy from the host organism. |
| parasitism |
the relationship between a parasite and its host, involving benefit to the parasite and harm to the host. [1/2 definitions] |
| potlatch |
among Indians of the Pacific Northwest, a ceremony in which a host destroys or gives away his property to guests, who are expected to reciprocate later with a similar or greater display. |
| sacrament |
(usu. cap.) the Eucharist or its consecrated elements, esp. the bread or host. [1/4 definitions] |
| tabernacle |
a small box for consecrated wine and the Host, usu. located on the altar. [1/3 definitions] |
| talk show |
a radio or television program in which a host talks with famous or interesting people. On a talk show, questions may be taken from people in the listening or viewing audience. |
| trematode |
any of various parasitic flatworms that have one or more external suckers with which to attach themselves to a host. |
| trichina |
a tiny parasitic worm that causes trichinosis by residing, in the adult stage, in the intestines of its host animal and, during the larval stage, encysting the muscles. |
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