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1
a supply stored up and often hidden away
- keeps a hoard of empty yogurt containers in his basement workshop for storing whatnots
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a collection of things kept available for future use or need
- she couldn't find one pencil with an eraser in her entire hoard of pencil stubs
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of hoard (Entry 2 of 2)
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
- 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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“Hoard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoard. Accessed 20 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of hoard was before the 12th century
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