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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 |
adjective + (n.)hoard
ancient,
asiatic,
christian,
clear,
editorial,
enviable,
fabulous,
foreign,
huge,
invading,
japanese,
late,
modern,
precious,
private,
roman,
secret,
senior,
sizable,
theological,
tiny,
undeclared,
vast
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verb + (n.)hoard
attract, build, bury, cover, donate, draw, find, grow, guard, hide, indicate, return, sit, steal, stop, transfer, wait, warn
noun + (n.)hoard
age,
bronze,
capital,
cash,
coin,
courtesy,
crystal,
currency,
date,
director,
document,
dollar,
gold,
iron,
money,
month,
page,
pirate,
progeny,
reporter,
rest,
return,
seed,
silver,
squirrel,
stone,
ton,
treasure,
viking,
wealth,
weapon
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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 |
adverb + (v.)hoard
carefully
(v.)hoard
+ noun
anticipation,
asset,
behavior,
bit,
bulk,
candy,
client,
emotion,
food,
gasoline,
grain,
information,
junk,
knowledge,
material,
moisture,
nut,
pill,
possession,
resource,
rice,
sand,
severity,
shortage,
speculation,
stuff,
supply,
symptom,
toy
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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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