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hoard    Audio Help   [hawrd, hohrd] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver.
–verb (used with object)
2.to accumulate for preservation, future use, etc., in a hidden or carefully guarded place: to hoard food during a shortage.
–verb (used without object)
3.to accumulate money, food, or the like, in a hidden or carefully guarded place for preservation, future use, etc.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME hord(e), OE hord; c. ON hodd, OHG hort, Goth huzd treasure; see hide1, hide2]

—Related forms
hoarder, noun

—Synonyms 1. stockpile, reserve, cache, store, stock.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  hoard
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A supply stored or hidden for future use.
Synonyms:  backlog, cache, inventory, nest egg, reserve, reservoir, stock, stockpile, store, treasure
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  hoard
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To store up (supplies or money), usually well beyond one's needs.
Synonyms:  squirrel, stockpile, treasure
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  hoard
Part of Speech:  verb
Synonyms:  accumulate, acquire, amass, collection, garner, gather, heap, reserve, save, stash, stock, stockpile, store, supply, treasure
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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