hoard

  • 111Hoarded — Hoard Hoard, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hoarded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hoarding}.] [AS. hordian.] To collect and lay up; to amass and deposit in secret; to store secretly, or for the sake of keeping and accumulating; as, to hoard grain. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 112Hoarding — Hoard Hoard, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hoarded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hoarding}.] [AS. hordian.] To collect and lay up; to amass and deposit in secret; to store secretly, or for the sake of keeping and accumulating; as, to hoard grain. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 113hoarder — hoard hoard 1 [hɔːd ǁ hɔːrd] verb [transitive] to collect and save large amounts of something in order to sell it later at a high price or because you think there might not be enough available in the future: • Banks must be discouraged from… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 114horde — hoard, horde A hoard is a large stock or store of money or accumulated objects (in archaeology, for example); a horde is a large collection of people or animals, and is used in the singular or plural, often disparagingly: • A horde of football… …

    Modern English usage

  • 115Tealby coins — Hoard of 12c coins found in the Lincolnshire village of Tealby. They were 90 per cent silver pennies, all bearing the name Henry II, and dating between 1158 and 1180. Such coins are named Tealby as those found in the village serve as exemplars.… …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • 116hoarding — hoard|ing [ˈho:dıŋ US ˈho:r ] n BrE 1.) a large board fixed high on a wall outside on which large advertisements are shown American Equivalent: billboard ▪ advertising hoardings 2.) a high fence around a piece of land where something is being… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 117hoarding — hoard|ing [ hɔrdıŋ ] BRITISH a BILLBOARD …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 118horde —  , hoard  The first is a swarm of people; the second, a cache …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 119squirrel away — hoard, gather for use in a time of need (money, food, etc.) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 120hoarding — hoard·ing …

    English syllables