Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
hoard [hawrd, hohrd] SynonymsExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for hoard on Thesaurus.com noun
- a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver.
verb (used with object)
- to accumulate for preservation, future use, etc., in a hidden or carefully guarded place: to hoard food during a shortage.
verb (used without object)
- to accumulate money, food, or the like, in a hidden or carefully guarded place for preservation, future use, etc.
Origin of hoard before 900; Middle English hord(e), Old English hord; cognate with Old Norse hodd, Old High German hort, Gothic huzd treasure; see hide1, hide2 Related formshoard·er, nounun·hoard·ed, adjectiveCan be confusedhoard hordeSynonyms for hoard See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.com 1. stockpile, reserve, cache, store, stock. Related Words for hoarded amass, stockpile, stash, gather, save, hide, squirrel, treasure, acquire, cache, garner, collect, deposit, scrimp, keep, store Examples from the Web for hoarded Contemporary Examples of hoarded
Money is like fertilizer; when hoarded it stinks, when spread around, things grow.
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John Densmore
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And I keep wondering what would have happened if his unquiet mother had hoarded books instead of semiautomatic weapons.
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William Giraldi
January 27, 2013
She hoarded water compulsively and was consumed with panic that her baby might not survive.
Penelope Rowlands
October 25, 2011
When I was a little kid, I hoarded my $2 weekly allowance while my older brother spent his instantly.
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Zac Bissonnette
December 3, 2008
Historical Examples of hoarded
The gold and silver money, which had been hoarded, returned to circulation.
Francis W. Hirst
But she accepted her riches soberly, and did not fret that they must be so hoarded.
Maurice Henry Hewlett
Pygmalion’s hoarded wealth is borne overseas; a woman leads the work.
Virgil
Thought we must have hoarded it, but we told them that it came from the Red River drivers.
Various
Money was hoarded in strong boxes centuries before banks were invented.
Thomas Dixon
British Dictionary definitions for hoarded hoard noun
- an accumulated store hidden away for future use
- a cache of ancient coins, treasure, etc
verb
- to gather or accumulate (a hoard)
Derived Formshoarder, nounWord Origin for hoard Old English hord; related to Old Norse hodd, Gothic huzd, German Hort, Swedish hydda hutusage Hoard is sometimes wrongly written where horde is meant: hordes (not hoards) of tourists Word Origin and History for hoarded hoard n.
Old English hord “treasure, valuable stock or store,” from Proto-Germanic *huzdam (cf. Old Saxon hord “treasure, hidden or inmost place,” Old Norse hodd, German Hort, Gothic huzd “treasure,” literally “hidden treasure”), from PIE root *(s)keu- “to cover, conceal” (see hide (n.1)).
hoard v.
Old English hordian, cognate with Old High German gihurten, German gehorden, Gothic huzdjan, from the root of hoard (n.). Related: Hoarded; hoarding.