Associations to the word «Hoard»

Wiktionary

HOARD, noun. A hidden supply or fund.
HOARD, noun. (archaeology) A cache of valuable objects or artefacts; a trove.
HOARD, noun. Misspelling of horde.
HOARD, verb. To amass, usually for one's personal collection.

Dictionary definition

HOARD, noun. A secret store of valuables or money.
HOARD, verb. Save up as for future use.
HOARD, verb. Get or gather together; "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".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats