- hoard, horde
- A hoard is a store of laid-up articles or items: "This is the squirrels' hoard of nuts." Horde means "crowd": "A horde of picnickers descended upon the beach."
Dictionary of problem words and expressions. Harry Shaw. 1975.
hoard, horde
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hoard, horde — Often confused, as here: Chrysler Corp. has a cash horde of $1.5 billion (Time). An accumulation of valuables, often hidden, is a hoard. Horde originally described nomadic tribes but now applies to any crowd, particularly to a thronging and… … Dictionary of troublesome word
hoard, horde — Often confused, as here: Chrysler Corp. has a cash horde of $1.5 billion (Time). An accumulation of valuables, often hidden, is a hoard. Horde originally described nomadic tribes but now applies to any crowd, particularly to a thronging and… … Dictionary of troublesome word
hoard / horde — Hoard means to collect and keep for oneself : Squirrels hoard acorns during the winter. A horde is a large group: Hordes of people go Christmas shopping the day after Thanksgiving … Confused words
hoard / horde — Hoard means to collect and keep for oneself : Squirrels hoard acorns during the winter. A horde is a large group: Hordes of people go Christmas shopping the day after Thanksgiving … Confused words
hoard — hoard, horde A hoard is a large stock or store of money or accumulated objects (in archaeology, for example); a horde is a large collection of people or animals, and is used in the singular or plural, often disparagingly: • A horde of football… … Modern English usage
horde — hoard, horde A hoard is a large stock or store of money or accumulated objects (in archaeology, for example); a horde is a large collection of people or animals, and is used in the singular or plural, often disparagingly: • A horde of football… … Modern English usage
hoard — , horde An accumulation of valuables, often hidden, is a hoard. Horde applies to any crowd, but particularly to a thronging and disorganized one ( hordes of Christmas shoppers ) … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Horde — Not to be confused with hoard. Horde may refer to: Ordo (palace) a clan or army of steppe nomads (also known as an orde or orda). See Orda (structure) the Blue and White Horde, formed 1226, 1227 the Golden Horde, a Turkic Mongol state established … Wikipedia
horde — See hoard. See hoard, horde … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
hoard — See hoard, horde … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
