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- [hawrd, hohrd]
- /hɔrd, hoʊrd/
- /hɔːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hawrd, hohrd]
- /hɔrd, hoʊrd/
Definitions of hoard word
- noun hoard a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver. 1
- verb with object hoard to accumulate for preservation, future use, etc., in a hidden or carefully guarded place: to hoard food during a shortage. 1
- verb without object hoard to accumulate money, food, or the like, in a hidden or carefully guarded place for preservation, future use, etc. 1
- noun hoard A stock or store of money or valued objects, typically one that is secret or carefully guarded. 1
- noun hoard secret supply 1
- transitive verb hoard keep for future 1
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Origin of hoard
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English hord(e), Old English hord; cognate with Old Norse hodd, Old High German hort, Gothic huzd treasure; see hide1, hide2
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Parts of speech for Hoard
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hoard popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hoard usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hoard
verb hoard
- amass — If you amass something such as money or information, you gradually get a lot of it.
- stockpile — a supply of material, as a pile of gravel in road maintenance.
- stash — to put by or away as for safekeeping or future use, usually in a secret place (usually followed by away): The squirrel stashes away nuts for winter.
- gather — to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
- save — to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss: to save someone from drowning.
noun hoard
- pile — the lower of two dies for coining by hand.
- mass — the celebration of the Eucharist. Compare High Mass, Low Mass.
- reserve — to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
- heap — a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones.
- collection — A collection of things is a group of similar things that you have deliberately acquired, usually over a period of time.
Antonyms for hoard
verb hoard
- disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- scatter — to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
- squander — to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).
- distribute — to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot.
- divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
noun hoard
- debt — A debt is a sum of money that you owe someone.
- lack — something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack.
- need — a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation: There is no need for you to go there.
- poverty — the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor. Synonyms: privation, neediness, destitution, indigence, pauperism, penury. Antonyms: riches, wealth, plenty.
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