hoard (verb)
1hoard — I noun accumulation, acervus, aggregation, amassment, cache, collection, copia, cumulation, fund, heap, mass, repository, reserves, riches, saving, stack, stock, stockpile, store, supply, treasure II verb accrue, accumulate, acquire, agglomerate …
2hoard´er — hoard «hrd, hohrd», verb, noun. –v.t. to save and store away: »The squirrel hoarded nuts for the winter. The miser hoarded his money. SYNONYM(S): treasure, amass, accumulate. –v.i. to save and store away money, goods, etc. –n. what is saved and… …
3hoard — ► 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 …
4hoard — ▪ 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… …
5hoard — I. noun Etymology: Middle English hord, from Old English; akin to Gothic huzd treasure, Old English hȳdan to hide Date: before 12th century a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away II. verb Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to …
6hoard — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, large, major, vast ▪ one of the biggest hoards of Roman coins ever found ▪ small ▪ cash …
7hoard — [[t]hɔ͟ː(r)d[/t]] hoards, hoarding, hoarded 1) VERB If you hoard things such as food or money, you save or store them, often in secret, because they are valuable or important to you. [V n] They ve begun to hoard food and gasoline and save their… …
8hoard — I UK [hɔː(r)d] / US [hɔrd] noun [countable] Word forms hoard : singular hoard plural hoards a large amount of something that someone has saved or hidden somewhere II UK [hɔː(r)d] / US [hɔrd] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms hoard :… …
9hoard — hoard1 [ hɔrd ] verb intransitive or transitive to get and keep a large amount of something because it might be valuable or useful later: Many people panicked and started hoarding food. ╾ hoard|er noun count hoard hoard 2 [ hɔrd ] noun count a… …
10hoard — noun a store of money or valued objects. ↘an amassed store of useful information. verb amass and hide or store away. Derivatives hoarder noun Origin OE hord (n.), hordian (v.), of Gmc origin. Usage The words hoard and horde are sometimes confused …