hoard

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /hɔɹd/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hɔːd/ (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ho(ː)ɹd/ (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /hoəd/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)d Homophones: horde, whored === Etymology 1 === From Middle English hord, from Old English hord (“an accumulation of valuable objects cached for preservation or future use; treasure; hoard”), from Proto-West Germanic *hoʀd, from Proto-Germanic *huzdą (“treasure; hoard”), of unknown origin, but possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *kewdʰ- (“to conceal, hide”), thus meaning “something hidden”. Cognate with German Hort (“hoard; refuge”), Icelandic hodd (“treasure”), Latin cū̆stōs (“guard; keeper”). For the meaning development compare Russian сокро́вище (sokróvišče, “treasure”) related to Russian скрыва́ть (skryvátʹ, “to hide, to conceal”). ==== Noun ==== hoard (plural hoards) A hidden supply or fund. (archaeology) A cache of valuable objects or artefacts; a trove. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English horden, from Old English hordian, from Proto-West Germanic *hoʀdōn. ==== Verb ==== hoard (third-person singular simple present hoards, present participle hoarding, simple past and past participle hoarded) (transitive) To amass, usually for one's own private collection. (transitive) To save or reserve in one's mind for a future need or use. ===== Synonyms ===== engross, uphoard; see also Thesaurus:amass ===== Antonyms ===== declutter ===== Derived terms ===== hoarder hoard out hoard up ===== Related terms ===== hoarder hoardy ===== Translations ===== ==== References ==== === Etymology 3 === From Middle English hord, whorde, from Anglo-Norman hurde and Old French hourd, hourt (“barrier, palisade”), from Middle Dutch horde, from Old Dutch *hurd, from Proto-West Germanic *hurdi (“wickerwork, braiding of branches, hurdle, scaffolding, military company”). ==== Noun ==== hoard (plural hoards) 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 A projecting structure (especially of wood) in a fortification, somewhat similar to and later superseded by the brattice.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). ===== Derived terms ===== hoard house === Etymology 4 === ==== Noun ==== hoard Misspelling of horde. === See also === Hoarding on Wikipedia.Wikipedia hoard (archaeology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia horde === Anagrams === Rhoad, Rhoda, hadro-