plural hoards
: a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away
a hoard of cash
hoarded; hoarding; hoards
1
: to collect and often hide away a supply of : to accumulate a hoard (see hoard entry 1) of
hoarding food
2
: to keep (something, such as one's thoughts) to oneself
she hoarded her intention—
Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolfthe people outside disperse their affections, you hoard yours, you nurse them into intensity—Joseph Conrad
Joseph Conrad
: to collect and often hide away a supply of something
specifically
: to engage in compulsive hoarding
One thing people who hoard have in common is a skewed perceived value of possessions. —My Edmonds News (Edmonds, Washington)
My Edmonds News (Edmonds, Washington)
plural hoards
: a temporary board fence put around a building being erected or repaired : hoarding entry 2 sense 1
Examples of hoard in a Sentence
Noun (1)
a squirrel's hoard of nuts
keeps a hoard of empty yogurt containers in his basement workshop for storing whatnots
Verb
he's been hoarding empty yogurt containers all winter, with the intention of using them to start seedlings in the spring
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Michael Khouw, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Players can find rare loot, hoard armor plates and complete mission with friends among other things in this new mode.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
Fire is indeed a concern in homes maintained by people with hoarding tendencies.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
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Noun
That cash hoard provides a substantial downside cushion, and consequently makes selling downside puts a less risky affair.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Players can find rare loot, hoard armor plates and complete mission with friends among other things in this new mode.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
Smart general managers, George Paton included, hoard them the way evil leprechauns hoard their gold.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
Fire is indeed a concern in homes maintained by people with hoarding tendencies.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Hoard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoard. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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