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hoard
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- pronunciation:
- hord
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a collection or supply of something that is hidden, stored, or guarded, as for use at a later time or to keep it from being stolen; cache.
The family keeps a hoard of food in the cellar in case of a disaster.The police found a hoard of stolen goods in the warehouse.- synonyms:
- cache, reserve, stash, stockpile, store, supply
- similar words:
- accumulation, provision, stock
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| related words: |
backlog, collection, mine, pile, plenty, treasure |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
hoards, hoarding, hoarded |
| definition: |
to collect or save up as a hoard.
Many people hoarded sugar when prices began to soar.He was a miser who hoarded his wealth.- synonyms:
- cache, pile, reserve, squirrel, stash, stockpile, store
- similar words:
- accumulate, amass, collect, gather, heap, save
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| related words: |
backlog, bank, cache, cellar, keep, scrape, spare, treasure |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to collect things as a hoard.
- synonyms:
- stockpile
- similar words:
- accumulate, amass, collect, heap, pile
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| related words: |
scrape, scrimp |
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| derivation: |
hoarder (n.) |
Are you looking for the word horde (large number)? Hoard and horde sound alike but have different meanings.
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