hoard
11hoard — vb amass, *accumulate Analogous words: collect, assemble, *gather: pile, *heap, stack, mass Contrasted words: dissipate, disperse, *scatter: *distribute, divide, dispense …
12hoard — ► NOUN 1) a store of money or valued objects. 2) an amassed store of useful information. ► VERB ▪ amass and hide or store away. DERIVATIVES hoarder noun. ORIGIN Old English …
13hoard — [hôrd] n. [ME hord < OE, akin to Ger hort, Goth huzd < IE * keus < base * (s)keu , to cover, conceal > HIDE1, Gr skylos, animal s skin] a supply stored up and hidden or kept in reserve vi. to get and store away money, goods, etc. vt.… …
14Hoard — This article is about the archaeological collection. For the memory allocator brand, see Hoard memory allocator. For the sports commentator, see Greg Hoard. For the dairy industry magazine, see Hoard s Dairyman. For other uses, see Hoarding… …
15hoard — ▪ I. hoard hoard 2 noun [countable] a store of money or goods kept to be used or sold in the future: • The company has a large cash hoard. [m0] ▪ II. hoard hoard 1 [hɔːd ǁ hɔːrd] verb [transitive] to collect and save large amounts of something… …
16hoard — n. ship s deck 1) to go on hoard commission 2) an advisory; draft (AE); editorial; liquor control (AE); parole; school; zoning hoard 3) on a hoard (to serve on a hoard) footboard 4) a running hoard (on a car) flat piece of wood or other material… …
17hoard — dis·hoard; hoard·er; hoard·ing·ly; hoard; hoard·ing; dis·hoard·er; …
18hoard — [[t]hɔrd, hoʊrd[/t]] n. 1) a supply or accumulation hidden or carefully guarded for preservation or future use: a hoard of money; a hoard of food[/ex] 2) to accumulate a hoard of 3) to accumulate a hoard • Etymology: bef. 900; ME hord(e), OE hord …
19hoard — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, large, major, vast ▪ one of the biggest hoards of Roman coins ever found ▪ small ▪ cash …
20hoard — hoard1 [ho:d US ho:rd] n [: Old English; Origin: hord] a collection of things that someone hides somewhere, especially so they can use them later hoard of ▪ the discovery of a hoard of gold coins hoard 2 hoard2 also hoard up v [T] to collect and… …
