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['treʒə] 1. noun1) (a store of money, gold, jewels etc: The miser kept a secret hoard of treasure; ( also adjective) a treasure chest.) poklad2) (something very valuable: Our babysitter is a real treasure!) poklad2. verb1) (to value; to think of as very valuable: I treasure the hours I spend in the country.) cenit si2) (to keep (something) carefully because one values it: I treasure the book you gave me.) chovat jako poklad•- treasurer* * *• poklad
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hoard´er — hoard «hrd, hohrd», verb, noun. –v.t. to save and store away: »The squirrel hoarded nuts for the winter. The miser hoarded his money. SYNONYM(S): treasure, amass, accumulate. –v.i. to save and store away money, goods, etc. –n. what is saved and… … Useful english dictionary
Hoard — Hoard, n. [OE. hord, AS. hord; akin to OS. hord, G. hort, Icel. hodd, Goth. huzd; prob. from the root of E. hide to conceal, and of L. custos guard, E. custody. See {Hide} to conceal.] A store, stock, or quantity of anything accumulated or laid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hoard — Hoard, v. i. To lay up a store or hoard, as of money. [1913 Webster] To hoard for those whom he did breed. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hoard — I noun accumulation, acervus, aggregation, amassment, cache, collection, copia, cumulation, fund, heap, mass, repository, reserves, riches, saving, stack, stock, stockpile, store, supply, treasure II verb accrue, accumulate, acquire, agglomerate … Law dictionary
hoard — hoard, horde A hoard is a large stock or store of money or accumulated objects (in archaeology, for example); a horde is a large collection of people or animals, and is used in the singular or plural, often disparagingly: • A horde of football… … Modern English usage
hoard — ► NOUN 1) a store of money or valued objects. 2) an amassed store of useful information. ► VERB ▪ amass and hide or store away. DERIVATIVES hoarder noun. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
hoard — [hôrd] n. [ME hord < OE, akin to Ger hort, Goth huzd < IE * keus < base * (s)keu , to cover, conceal > HIDE1, Gr skylos, animal s skin] a supply stored up and hidden or kept in reserve vi. to get and store away money, goods, etc. vt.… … English World dictionary
hoard — ▪ I. hoard hoard 2 noun [countable] a store of money or goods kept to be used or sold in the future: • The company has a large cash hoard. [m0] ▪ II. hoard hoard 1 [hɔːd ǁ hɔːrd] verb [transitive] to collect and save large amounts of something… … Financial and business terms
hoard — [[t]hɔ͟ː(r)d[/t]] hoards, hoarding, hoarded 1) VERB If you hoard things such as food or money, you save or store them, often in secret, because they are valuable or important to you. [V n] They ve begun to hoard food and gasoline and save their… … English dictionary
hoard — [[t]hɔrd, hoʊrd[/t]] n. 1) a supply or accumulation hidden or carefully guarded for preservation or future use: a hoard of money; a hoard of food[/ex] 2) to accumulate a hoard of 3) to accumulate a hoard • Etymology: bef. 900; ME hord(e), OE hord … From formal English to slang
hoard — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, large, major, vast ▪ one of the biggest hoards of Roman coins ever found ▪ small ▪ cash … Collocations dictionary