Another word for hoard
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Noun
A supply stored or hidden for future use
- A reserve of something stored, saved, etc.
- A reserve supply or source.
- An accumulation, especially of unfinished work or unfilled orders.
- A fast storage buffer in the central processing unit of a computer.
- A place in which stores of food, supplies, etc. are hidden, as by explorers or trappers
- (Comput.) A storage area or portion of memory variously designed to store program instructions, copies of recently or frequently accessed Web pages, etc. for faster retrieval
- An itemized list or catalog of goods, property, etc.; esp., such a list made annually of the stock, or goods, of a business
- The items listed in such a report or record.
- The store of goods, etc. that are or may be so listed; stock
- (Idiomatic) A savings; a reserve of money.
- A natural or artificial egg placed in a bird's nest, to encourage the bird to lay its own eggs there.
- An artificial or natural egg placed in a nest to induce a bird to continue to lay eggs in that place.
- Something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose:
- Cash, or assets readily turned into cash, held out of use by a bank, insurance company, or business to meet expected or unexpected demands
- Available participants kept out of action for use in an emergency or for replacing active groups or units, as in sports or warfare
- A supply or source of something.
- A small intercellular space, often containing resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter.
- A place where anything is kept in store; especially, a place where water is collected and kept for use when wanted, as to supply a fountain, a canal, or a city by means of aqueducts.
- The total amount of goods on hand in a store, etc.; inventory
- A supply accumulated for future use; a store.
- A store or supply
- A reserve supply of goods, raw material, etc., accumulated esp. in anticipation of future shortage or emergency
- A supply stored for future use, usually carefully accrued and maintained.
- Supplies, especially of food, clothing, or arms.
- A retail establishment where goods are regularly offered for sale
- A stock or supply reserved for future use:
- Accumulated or stored wealth, esp. in the form of money, precious metals, jewels, etc.
- One considered especially precious or valuable:
- Accumulated or stored wealth in the form of money, jewels, or other valuables:
- A secret place where something is hidden or stored.
- Something, such as money or an illegal drug, that has been hidden or stored.
- Something hidden away; specif., a hidden supply of an illegal drug
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Verb
To store up (supplies or money), usually well beyond one's needs
- To store, hide, or hoard
- To hide or store:
- To accumulate a stockpile.
- To accumulate and maintain a supply of for future use.
- To value greatly; cherish
- To keep or regard as precious; value highly.
- To store away or save up (money, valuables, etc.) as for future use; hoard
- To put or hide away (money, valuables, etc.) in a secret or safe place, as for future use
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Another word for hoard
Noun
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- Valuable or precious possessions.
- Abundant wealth:
- Valuable possessions; much money, property, etc.; wealth
- Valuable or precious possessions of any kind.
- One considered especially precious or valuable:
- Accumulated or stored wealth in the form of money, jewels, or other valuables:
- A fast storage buffer in the central processing unit of a computer.
- An amount of goods or valuables, especially when kept in a concealed or hard-to-reach place:
- (Comput.) A storage area or portion of memory variously designed to store program instructions, copies of recently or frequently accessed Web pages, etc. for faster retrieval
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Verb
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- (Idiomatic, intransitive) To build up a supply of something, usually for use at a particular time in the future, when the time is right.
- To gain possession of:
- To gain through experience; come by:
- To get by one's own efforts:
- To save; reserve:
- To manage, tend, or have charge of:
- To celebrate; observe:
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