Hest vs. Host: What's the Difference?
Hest and Host Definitions
Hest
Command; behest.
Host
One who receives or entertains guests in a social or official capacity.
Hest
(obsolete) Command, injunction.
Host
A person who manages an inn or hotel.
Hest
Command; precept; injunction.
Let him that yields obey the victor's hest.
Yet I thy hest will all perform, at full.
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Host
One that furnishes facilities and resources for a function or event
The city chosen as host for the Olympic Games.
Host
The emcee or interviewer on a radio or television program.
Host
An organism on which or in which another organism lives.
Host
A cell that has been infected by a virus or other infective agent.
Host
(Medicine) The recipient of a transplanted tissue or organ.
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Host
A computer or other device providing data or services that a remote computer can access by means of a network or modem.
Host
A computer that is connected to a TCP/IP network such as the internet.
Host
An army.
Host
A great number; a multitude.
Host
The consecrated bread or wafer of the Eucharist.
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Host
To serve as host to or at
"the garden party he had hosted last spring" (Saturday Review).
Host
To provide software that offers data or services, hardware, or both over a computer network.
Host
One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.
A good host is always considerate of the guest’s needs.
Host
One that provides a facility for an event.
Host
A person or organization responsible for running an event.
Our company is host of the annual conference this year.
Host
A moderator or master of ceremonies for a performance.
The host was terrible, but the acts themselves were good.
Host
Any computer attached to a network.
Host
(ecology) A cell or organism which harbors another organism or biological entity, usually a parasite.
Viruses depend on the host that they infect in order to be able to reproduce.
Host
An organism bearing certain genetic material, with respect to its cells.
The so-called junk DNA is known, so far, to provide no apparent benefit to its host.
Host
A paid male companion offering conversation and in some cases sex, as in certain types of bar in Japan.
Host
A multitude of people arrayed as an army; used also in religious senses, as: Heavenly host (of angels)
Host
A large number of items; a large inventory.
The dealer stocks a host of parts for my Model A.
Host
(Christianity) The consecrated bread of the Eucharist.
Host
To perform the role of a host.
Our company will host the annual conference this year.
I was terrible at hosting that show.
I’ll be hosting tonight. I hope I’m not terrible.
Host
To lodge at an inn.
Host
To run software made available to a remote user or process.
Kremvax hosts a variety of services.
Host
The consecrated wafer, believed to be the body of Christ, which in the Mass is offered as a sacrifice; also, the bread before consecration.
Host
An army; a number of men gathered for war.
A host so great as covered all the field.
Host
Any great number or multitude; a throng.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God.
All at once I saw a crowd,A host, of golden daffodils.
Host
One who receives or entertains another, whether gratuitously or for compensation; one from whom another receives food, lodging, or entertainment; a landlord.
Time is like a fashionable host,That slightly shakes his parting guest by the hand.
Host
Any animal or plant affording lodgment or subsistence to a parasitic or commensal organism. Thus a tree is a host of an air plant growing upon it.
Host
To give entertainment to.
Host
To lodge at an inn; to take up entertainment.
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
Host
A vast multitude
Host
An animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; the host does not benefit and is often harmed by the association
Host
A person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
Host
Archaic terms for army
Host
Any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event;
Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games
Host
(medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor
Host
The owner or manager of an inn
Host
A technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion
Host
(computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network
Host
Be the host of or for;
We hosted 4 couples last night
