Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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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 horde word
- noun horde a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass or crowd: a horde of tourists. 1
- noun horde a tribe or troop of Asian nomads. 1
- noun horde any nomadic group. 1
- noun horde a moving pack or swarm of animals: A horde of mosquitoes invaded the camp. 1
- verb without object horde to gather in a horde: The prisoners horded together in the compound. 1
- noun horde A large group of people. 1
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Origin of horde
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; earlier also hord, horda ≪ Czech, Polish horda < Ukrainian dialect gordá, Ukrainian ordá, Old Russian (orig. in Zolotaya orda the Golden Horde), via Mongolian or directly < Turkic ordu, orda royal residence or camp (later, any military encampment, army); cf. Urdu
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Parts of speech for Horde
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
horde popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% 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".
horde usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for horde
noun horde
- crowd — A crowd is a large group of people who have gathered together, for example to watch or listen to something interesting, or to protest about something.
- crush — To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.
- swarm — a body of honeybees that emigrate from a hive and fly off together, accompanied by a queen, to start a new colony.
- gang — a group or band: A gang of boys gathered around the winning pitcher.
- mob — Digital Technology. (in a video game) a hostile nonplayer character that the player may target and fight.
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