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Hoard Verb Noun  Word Origin  Example Bank Money

Front hoard
Back hoard
noun, verb
BrE /hɔːd/
NAmE /hɔːrd/
noun
 word origin
 example bank
~ (of sth)
a collection of money, food, valuable objects, etc, especially one that sb keeps in a secret place so that other people will not find or steal it

They dug up a hoard of Roman coins.
verb
 verb forms
 word origin
 example bank
[intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth)
to collect and keep large amounts of food, money, etc, especially secretly
hoard•er
/BrE hɔːdə(r); NAmE hɔːrdər/ noun
I'm a terrible hoarder of junk. I hate throwing things away.

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