The meaning of Hoards

verb

Gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of.

Usage examples:

Investigators have yet to accumulate enough evidence

noun

The acquisition or gradual gathering of something.

Usage examples:

The accumulation of wealth

noun

The formation of a number of things into a cluster.

Usage examples:

A single dose of aspirin irreversibly inhibits the normal aggregation of platelets

verb

Gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of material or things) over a period of time.

Usage examples:

He amassed a fortune estimated at close to a million pounds

verb

To gather a large amount of something, esp. money, by collecting it over a period of time

Usage examples:

By the time he was 40, he had amassed a fortune.

verb

To get a large amount of something, especially money or information, by collecting it over a long period

Usage examples:

He has amassed a huge fortune from his invention., we have amassed a large amount of information.

noun

The accumulation of wealth or other resources.

Usage examples:

Capitalism encourages the amassment of money

phrasal verb

Take over ownership of; of corporations and companies

phrasal verb

To buy large amounts of something, or all that is available

Usage examples:

He bought up all the land in the surrounding area.

phrasal verb

To buy all of something or as much of it as you can get, especially if it is cheap

Usage examples:

Investors continued to buy up stocks at a frantic pace.

noun

A collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place.

Usage examples:

An arms cache

verb

Store away in hiding or for future use.

Usage examples:

He decided that they must cache their weapons

noun

A secret or hidden store of things, or the place where they are kept

Usage examples:

Authorities believe the robber was after a hidden cache of $2,500 kept in a box under the counter.

noun

The action or process of collecting someone or something.

Usage examples:

The collection of data

noun

Money that people give for a special purpose, a person in need, or an organization

Usage examples:

We’re taking (up) a collection for his retirement gift (= getting money from people who want to giv…

noun

The act or job of taking something away from a place

Usage examples:

We will inform you when your goods are ready for collection., refuse/waste collection which public …

noun

A number of different things, parts or items that are grouped together; collection.

Usage examples:

A loose conglomeration of pieces

noun

A large group or mass of different things gathered together

Usage examples:

The dish is a wonderful conglomeration of sausage, chicken, seafood, and rice.

noun

A sum of money saved or made available for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

He had set up a fund to coordinate economic investment

verb

Provide with money for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

The world bank refused to fund the project

noun

A sum of money saved and made available for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

A scholarship fund for college students, the company’s pension fund, he plans to donate money to fu…

verb

Gather or collect (something, especially information or approval).

Usage examples:

The police struggled to garner sufficient evidence

noun

A granary.

Usage examples:

The upper floor also contains garners for storing unmalted and malted grain.

verb

To get or earn something valuable or respected, often with difficulty

Usage examples:

Coppola garnered several oscars for his movie, "the godfather."

verb

Come together; assemble or accumulate.

Usage examples:

As soon as a crowd gathered, the police came

noun

A part of a garment that is gathered.

Usage examples:

This can be accomplished at side seams, the center back seam, gathers, pleats, darts or a combinati…

verb

Assemble or get together

noun

An untidy collection of objects placed haphazardly on top of each other.

Usage examples:

A heap of cardboard boxes

adverb

A great deal.

Usage examples:

‘how do you like maggie?’ ‘i like you heaps better!’

verb

Put (objects or a loose substance) in a heap.

Usage examples:

She heaped logs on the fire

idiom

Disable or confine, as with an illness

phrasal verb

Put someone out of action through illness or injury.

Usage examples:

He was laid up with the flu

phrasal verb

Put a ship or boat in dock or out of commission.

Usage examples:

Our boats were laid up during the winter months

noun

A large body of matter with no definite shape.

Usage examples:

The sun broke out from behind a mass of clouds

adjective

Involving or affecting large numbers of people or things.

Usage examples:

The film has mass appeal

verb

Assemble or cause to assemble into a single body or mass.

Usage examples:

Both countries began massing troops in the region

noun

A heap of things laid or lying one on top of another.

Usage examples:

He placed the books in a neat pile

verb

Place (things) one on top of the other.

Usage examples:

She piled all the groceries on the counter

verb

Strengthen or support (a structure) with piles.

Usage examples:

An earlier bridge may have been piled

idiom

Arrange into piles or stacks

phrasal verb

Increase in quantity.

Usage examples:

The work has piled up

phrasal verb

To increase in amount

Usage examples:

The work was piling up, and i decided i had to go in to the office on the weekend.

idiom

Turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily

phrasal verb

Save money for future use.

Usage examples:

We have a little bit put aside in the bank

phrasal verb

Forget or disregard something, typically a feeling or a past difference of opinion.

Usage examples:

The rival firms put aside their differences

phrasal verb

Save money for future use.

Usage examples:

Putting some money by every month is a great habit

phrasal verb

To save an amount of money to use later

Usage examples:

When we started the company, we put money by to deal with emergencies.

verb

Keep safe or rescue (someone or something) from harm or danger.

Usage examples:

They brought him in to help save the club from bankruptcy

noun

(in soccer and hockey) an act of preventing an opponent's scoring.

Usage examples:

The keeper made a great save

preposition

Other than; except for.

Usage examples:

No one needed to know save herself

phrasal verb

Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

phrasal verb

To save for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

He sets aside some time every day to read to his children., after melting the chocolate, set it asi…

phrasal verb

To save something, especially money, for a special purpose

Usage examples:

Businesses that create new jobs are eligible for a tax credit, for which the state currently sets a…

phrasal verb

Arrange a number of things in a pile, typically a neat one.

Usage examples:

The books had been stacked up in three piles

phrasal verb

Make sense; correspond to reality.

Usage examples:

To blame the debacle on the antics of a rogue trader is not credible—it doesn't stack up

phrasal verb

Measure up; compare.

Usage examples:

Our rural schools stack up well against their urban counterparts

verb

Store (something) safely in a hidden or secret place.

Usage examples:

Their wealth had been stashed away in swiss banks

noun

A store or supply of something, typically one that is kept hidden or secret.

Usage examples:

The man grudgingly handed over a stash of notes

noun

A moustache.

Usage examples:

Sandy is a superannuated swinger, complete with stash, burns and a 17-year-old hippie on his arm.

noun

The goods or merchandise kept on the premises of a shop or warehouse and available for sale or distribution.

Usage examples:

The store has a very low turnover of stock

adjective

(of a product or type of product) usually kept in stock and thus regularly available for sale.

Usage examples:

25 per cent off stock items

verb

Have or keep a supply of (a particular product or type or product) available for sale.

Usage examples:

Most supermarkets now stock a range of organic produce

noun

A large accumulated stock of goods or materials, especially one held in reserve for use at a time of shortage or other emergency.

Usage examples:

A stockpile of sandbags was being prepared

verb

Accumulate a large stock of (goods or materials).

Usage examples:

He claimed that the weapons were being stockpiled

noun

A large amount of goods kept ready for future use

Usage examples:

A stockpile of wheat, she stockpiled chocolate bars in her car.

noun

A quantity or supply of something kept for use as needed.

Usage examples:

The squirrel has a store of food

verb

Keep or accumulate (something) for future use.

Usage examples:

A small room used for storing furniture

noun

A place where you can buy goods or services

Usage examples:

A grocery/hardware/video store, convenience/department stores, she has a store of anecdotes (= a la…

verb

Make (something needed or wanted) available to someone; provide.

Usage examples:

The farm supplies apples to cider makers

noun

A stock or amount of something supplied or available for use.

Usage examples:

A farm with good water supply

adverb

Variant spelling of supplely (see supple).