hoard
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4.8
- noun
- /hɔrd/
- Hikers had happened upon the largest in situ hoard of finished bronzes ever discovered in Cyprus.
- bronze Age hoard
Examples
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You've never dreamed of such a hoard of gold and jewels.
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Handwoven straw baskets from the Philippines sat next to a hoard of mechanical toy insects manufactured in Hong Kong.
Fiction book (1997) -
The museum will return the entire hoard to Italy in 2010.
Academic text (2007) -
Tomorrow, we search the village very thoroughly... for secret hoards of food.
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When Ferlini returned to Europe, his fabulous hoard received mixed reviews.
Academic text (2002) -
Behold... the great... treasure hoard... of Thror.
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For 300 winters, the dragon had kept to his cave, guarding his hoard of ancient treasures.
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You've never dreamed of such a hoard of gold and jewels.
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Quite a hoard you've got here.
Synonyms
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1.1
Valuable items like gold or jewels that people keep
133
4.3
A hidden store of money or things kept for later
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1.0
A supply of things kept for future use
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4.2
A large supply of goods kept for future use
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6.0
A secret store of things like money or food kept for future use
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2.0
Things like money or jewellery that are worth a lot to someone
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7.0
A collection of valuable things or information that someone finds
Treasure or valuable objects kept in a secret place
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Hoard comes from an old German word hord that meant 'treasure' or a 'hidden store'. So a hoard is a secret stock of valuable things kept for later.