- n. a secret store of valuables or money (view details)
- v. get or gather together (view details)
- v. save up as for future use (view details)
Meaning 1: (noun) a secret store of valuables or money
Synonym(s): cache ( what does cache stand for? ), stash ( what does stash stand for? )
hoard is derived from: cache, hive up ( what does hive up stand for? ), hoard ( what does hoard stand for? ), lay away ( what does lay away stand for? ), squirrel away ( what does squirrel away stand for? ), stash
Meaning 2: (verb) get or gather together
Usage Example(s): I am accumulating evidence for the man’’s unfaithfulness to his wife, She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis, She rolled up a small fortune
Synonym(s): accumulate ( what does accumulate stand for? ), amass ( what does amass stand for? ), collect ( what does collect stand for? ), compile ( what does compile stand for? ), pile up ( what does pile up stand for? ), roll up ( what does roll up stand for? )
hoard is derived from: accrual ( what does accrual stand for? ), accruement ( what does accruement stand for? ), accumulation ( what does accumulation stand for? ), aggregation ( what does aggregation stand for? ), assemblage ( what does assemblage stand for? ), assembling ( what does assembling stand for? ), collecting ( what does collecting stand for? ), collection ( what does collection stand for? ), compilation ( what does compilation stand for? ), compiling ( what does compiling stand for? ), digest ( what does digest stand for? )
Meaning 3: (verb) save up as for future use
Synonym(s): cache, hive up, lay away, squirrel away, stash
hoard is derived from: cache, hoard, hoarder ( what does hoarder stand for? ), stash
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