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hoard

/hɔːd/noun

A stash of money or goods kept hidden away.

Example sentences

  • “The old man kept a hoard of coins under his bed.”
  • “Archaeologists found a hoard of Roman silver buried in a field.”

Easily confused with 'horde', a large crowd. A dragon guards a hoard; a horde storms the castle.

Synonyms for hoard

Often confused with hoard

hoard vs horde

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