Hoard

Quick meaning: Hoard is a noun meaning A hidden supply or fund.

Meaning

A hidden supply or fund.

More Meanings

1. (archaeology) A cache of valuable objects or artefacts; a trove.
2. (transitive) To amass, usually for one's own private collection.
3. (transitive) To save or reserve in one's mind for a future need or use.
4. A hoarding (temporary structure used during construction).
5. A projecting structure (especially of wood) in a fortification, somewhat similar to and later superseded by the brattice.
6. A hoarding (billboard).
7. Misspelling of horde.

Example Sentences

a hoard of provisions; a hoard of money

When we have new perception we shall gladly disburthen the memory of the hoarded treasures as old rubbish.

Be ye not willing to hoard to you gold hoards on earth, where rust and moth fortake it, and where thieves delve it and forsteal, […]

The days have vanish’d, tone and tint, ⁠And yet perhaps the hoarding sense ⁠Gives out at times (he knows not whence) A little flash, a mystic hint; […]

Word Forms

• hoards
• hoarding
• hoarded

Synonyms for hoard

Depending on context, synonyms include engross, uphoard, cache, collect, amass, compile.

Antonyms for hoard

Common opposites include declutter.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cache, stash, amass, accumulate, collect, pile up.

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