hoard
IPA: hˈɔrd
noun
- A hidden supply or fund.
- (archaeology) A cache of valuable objects or artefacts; a trove.
- A hoarding (temporary structure used during construction).
- A projecting structure (especially of wood) in a fortification, somewhat similar to and later superseded by the brattice.
- A hoarding (billboard).
- A surname.
- Misspelling of horde. [A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude.]
verb
- To amass, usually for one's own private collection.
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Examples of "hoard" in Sentences
- Coins were also part of the hoard.
- The hoard of socks is the main problem.
- There is more there than ravening hoardes.
- How did the British Museum acquire the hoard
- The hoard is now in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
- The excavated hoard was taken to the British Museum.
- The hoard is concealed in the depths of a distant planet.
- It was speculated that this was not the entire sum of the hoard.
- In addition, the immense hoard of the dragon is buried with the hero.
- There are various classifications depending on the nature of the hoard.
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