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View usage for: (hɔːʳd) Word forms: plural hordescountable nounIf you describe a crowd of people as a horde, you mean that the crowd is very large and excited and, often, rather frightening or unpleasant. This attracts hordes of tourists to Las Vegas. [+ of] ...a horde of people was screaming for tickets. Synonyms: crowd, mob, swarm, press More Synonyms of horde (hɔːd) noun1. a vast crowd; throng; mob 2. a local group of people in a nomadic society 3. a nomadic group of people, esp an Asiatic group 4. a large moving mass of animals, esp insects verb5. (intransitive) to form, move in, or live in a horde ▶ USAGE Horde is sometimes wrongly written where hoard is meant: a hoard (not horde) of gold coinsWord origin C16: from Polish horda, from Turkish ordū camp; compare Urduhorde in American English (hɔrd) noun1. a nomadic tribe or clan of Mongols 2. any wandering tribe or group 3. a large, moving crowd or throng; swarm verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈhorded or ˈhording4. to form or gather in a horde SIMILAR WORDS: crowd Word origin Fr < Ger, earlier horda < Pol < Turk ordū, a camp < Tatar urdu, a camp, lit., something erected < urmak, to pitch (a camp) Examples of 'horde' in a sentencehorde The drunken English hordes ruining people 's fun?At the same time there are hordes of people who want to own a home.This is the perfect retreat from the local sunbathing hordes.She saw hordes of locals getting it done at the side of the street.Were we mobbed by hordes of fans?So how to hunt down your discount before the hordes descend?His apparent instruction to passport control officers to wave through hordes of visitors unchecked was a grotesque dereliction of duty.Then, you see hordes of white.One reason why this striking island has evaded the hordes of mass tourism is that it has been somewhat harder to get to than many others.Having mobilised millions and having been joined on the streets by hordes of young people, the unions are inbullish mood.Of course I was very disappointed for the hordes of people who had bought tickets.These days, you'd have a whole horde of wardens descending on that convoy in a swarm.For the past year, hordes of visitors had swarmed over the ship, chipping off bits as souvenirs.Online hordes massed, brandishing rolling pins and placards, ready to tear down the bunting and upturn the ovens.If the hordes of hungry locals queuing down the street are anything to go by, it's definitely worth a visit.He said that when he was a student, people would select a pub, then descend in a horde and try to drink it dry. British English: horde NOUN If you describe a crowd of people as a horde, you mean that the crowd is very large and excited. This attracts hordes of tourists to the area. - American English: horde
- Brazilian Portuguese: multidão
- Chinese: > 一大群人通常指熙攘纷扰的
- European Spanish: horda
- French: horde
- German: Horde
- Italian: orda
- Japanese: 大群
- Korean: 떼
- European Portuguese: multidão
- Latin American Spanish: horda
Definition a very large crowd, often frightening or unpleasant A horde of people was screaming for tickets. Additional synonymsDefinition having legs curved outwards at the knees bands of government soldiers Synonyms gang, company, group, set, party, team, lot, club, body, association, crowd, troop, pack, camp, squad, crew (informal), assembly, mob, horde, troupe, posse (informal), clique, coterie, bevyDefinition any group of people a motley crew of college friends Synonyms crowd, set, lot, bunch (informal), band, troop, pack, camp, gang, mob, herd, swarm, company, horde, posse (informal), assemblageDefinition a moving crowd of people Scientists are leaving the country in droves. Synonyms herd, company, crowds, collection, gathering, mob, flocks, swarm, horde, multitude, throng- hopefully
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