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- Dictionaryhorde/hɔːd/
noun
- 1. a large group of people: derogatory "a horde of beery rugby fans"
- 2. a small loosely knit social group typically consisting of about five families.
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noun. often disapproving uk / hɔːd / us / hɔːrd / Add to word list. [ C ] a large group of people: hordes of Hordes of students on bikes made crossing the road difficult. in their hordes UK informal. in very great numbers: When they heard the concert was free, they came in their hordes.
The meaning of HORDE is a political subdivision of central Asian nomads. How to use horde in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Horde.
Horde is a noun referring to a large group or mob of people, especially one considered in a negative way, as in I’d rather avoid the hordes of tourists. Hoard is a verb meaning to accumulate things and closely guard them, often in a greedy or excessive way, as in Dragons are known for hoarding treasure.
noun. often disapproving us / hɔːrd / uk / hɔːd / Add to word list. [ C ] a large group of people: hordes of Hordes of students on bikes made crossing the road difficult. in their hordes UK informal. in very great numbers: When they heard the concert was free, they came in their hordes.
The noun horde is not for the sedate — the word typically is used to describe a group that is in motion, maybe even a little unruly, such as a horde of fans pursuing a film star or a horde of ants invading a picnic.
1. a vast crowd; throng; mob. 2. (Anthropology & Ethnology) a local group of people in a nomadic society. 3. (Anthropology & Ethnology) a nomadic group of people, esp an Asiatic group. 4. (Zoology) a large moving mass of animals, esp insects. vb. ( intr) to form, move in, or live in a horde.
Definition of horde noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
