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| Main Entry: | host |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | entertain, accommodate |
| Synonyms: | introduce, present, receive, treat, wine and dine*, do the honors, pick up the check, spread oneself, throw a party |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | host |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who entertains, performs |
| Synonyms: | anchor, entertainer, innkeeper, keeper, manager, moderator, owner, proprietor, anchor person, emcee, person of the house, presenter |
| Antonyms: | guest, visitor |
| Main Entry: | host |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large group |
| Synonyms: | army, array, cloud, crowd, crush, drove, flock, gathering, horde, legion, multitude, myriad, rout, score, swarm, throng |
| Main Entry: | battalion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | military division |
| Synonyms: | army, brigade, company, contingent, corps, force, horde, host, legion, multitude, regiment, squadron, throng, unit |
| Main Entry: | bunch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | collection of something |
| Synonyms: | agglomeration, assemblage, assortment, band, batch, bevy, blob, bouquet, bundle, chunk, clump, cluster, covey, crew, crowd, fascicle, flock, galaxy, gang, gathering, group, heap, host, hunk, knot, lot, mass, mess, mob, multitude, number, oodles*, pack, parcel, party, pile, quantity, shock, spray, stack, swarm, team, thicket, troop, tuft, caboodle, passel, sheaf, shebang, shooting match |
| Antonyms: | individual, one |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | confluence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | coming together |
| Synonyms: | assemblage, assembly, concourse, concurrence, convergence, crowd, gathering, host, junction, meeting, mob, multitude, union, concursion, conflux |
| Main Entry: | congregation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assembled group, especially concerned with church-going |
| Synonyms: | aggregation, assemblage, assembly, audience, collection, company, crowd, flock, following, gathering, get-together, group, host, laity, meet, meeting, multitude, muster, parish, public, sit-in, throng, turnout, churchgoers, confab, disciples, parishioners |
| Main Entry: | flock |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | congregation |
| Synonyms: | army, assembly, bevy, brood, cloud, collection, colony, company, convoy, crowd, crush, drift, drove, flight, gathering, group, herd, host, legion, litter, mass, multitude, pack, progeny, rout, throng, gaggle, scores, skein |
| Main Entry: | horde |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | uncontrolled throng, pack |
| Synonyms: | band, crew, crowd, crush, drove, gang, gathering, host, jam, mob, multitude, press, push, squash, swarm, troop, turnout, everybody, wall-to-wall |
| Notes: | a hoard is a collection or the action that creates one; a horde is a crowd, sometimes unfriendly |
| Main Entry: | hostess |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a woman who hosts visitors |
| Synonyms: | host, lady of the house, M.C. emcee, mistress of ceremonies, mistress of the household, toastmistress |
| Main Entry: | legion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mass, force of people |
| Synonyms: | army, body, brigade, cloud, company, division, drove, flock, group, horde, host, multitude, myriad, number, rout, throng, troop, phalanx, scores |
| Main Entry: | mob |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large group of people |
| Synonyms: | assemblage, body, cabal, camp, canaille, cattle, circle, clan, class, clique, collection, company, coterie, crew, crowd, crush, drove, flock, gang, gathering, herd, horde, host, jam, lot, mass, masses, multitude, pack, populace, posse, press, proletariat, rabble, riffraff*, ring, riot, scum, set, swarm, throng, troop, commonality |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | multitude |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large group |
| Synonyms: | aggregation, army, assemblage, assembly, collection, concourse, congregation, crowd, crush, drove, heap, herd, horde, host, infinity, jam*, legion, lot, lots*, majority, mass, mob, much, myriad, number, ocean*, oodles*, people, plurality, populace, proletariat, public, push*, quantity, sea, swarm, throng, turnout, commonalty, great number, infinitude, loads, numbers, plenitude, scores, slew |
| Antonyms: | handful, portion, single, zero |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | myriad |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a lot |
| Synonyms: | army, flood, heap, horde, host, mint, mountain*, multitude, oodles*, swarm, loads, scores, slew, stacks, thousands |
| Antonyms: | little |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | swarm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large, moving group |
| Synonyms: | army, bevy, blowout, concourse, covey, crowd, crush, drove, flock, herd, horde, host, jam, mass, mob, multitude, myriad, pack, press, push, school, shoal, throng, troop, turnout |
| Main Entry: | throng |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large crowd |
| Synonyms: | assemblage, assembly, bunch, collection, concourse, congregation, crush, drove, flock, gathering, horde, host, jam, mass, mob, multitude, pack, press, push, swarm, everybody, sellout |
| Main Entry: | troop/troops |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group, often military |
| Synonyms: | armed forces, army, assemblage, assembly, band, body, bunch, collection, company, contingent, corps, crew, crowd, delegation, drove, flock, gang, gathering, herd, horde, host, legion, military, multitude, number, outfit, pack, party, personnel, squad, swarm, team, throng, troupe, unit, combatants, fighting forces, forces, service personnel, soldiers, soldiery, troopers |
| Main Entry: | waitperson |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | server |
| Synonyms: | attendant, butler, carhop, host, hostess, maître d', maître d'hôtel, servant, steward, stewardess, waiter, waitress |
| Main Entry: | innkeeper |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hotelier |
| Synonyms: | host, proprietor, hotelkeeper |
| Main Entry: | troop |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | military |
| Synonyms: | armed forces, army, assemblage, assembly, band, body, bunch, collection, company, contingent, corps, crew, crowd, delegation, drove, flock, gang, gathering, herd, horde, host, legion, military, multitude, number, outfit, pack, party, squad, swarm, team, throng, troupe, unit, combatants, fighting men, forces, men, servicemen, soldiers, soldiery, troopers, troops |
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