horde

  • 41horde — [[t]hɔ͟ː(r)d[/t]] hordes N COUNT: usu N of n If 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. ...a horde… …

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  • 42horde — UK [hɔː(r)d] / US [hɔrd] noun [countable] Word forms horde : singular horde plural hordes a large number of people hordes of: Hordes of tourists arrive in Italy every June …

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  • 43Horde — die Horde, n (Mittelstufe) eine wilde Schar von Menschen Beispiel: Eine betrunkene Horde von Fußballfans zog durch die Stadt …

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  • 44horde — noun /hɔːd,hoʊrd,hɔːrd/ a) A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude …

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  • 45horde — See hoard. See hoard, horde …

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  • 46horde — Synonyms and related words: army, assemble, bunch, bunch up, clot, cluster, cohue, collect, come together, congregate, converge, copulate, couple, crowd, crush, date, deluge, drove, flock, flock together, flood, flow together, forgather, fuse,… …

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  • 47Horde — Haufen, Heer, Menge, Schar, Schwarm; (ugs.): Korona, Rudel; (abwertend): Herde, Rotte; (ugs., häufig abwertend): Meute. * * * 1Horde,die:⇨Obstgestell 2Horde,die:1.⇨1Schar(1)–2.⇨Bande Horde 1.Herde,Rudel,Haufen,Meng …

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  • 48horde — noun 1》 chiefly derogatory a large group of people. 2》 an army or tribe of nomadic warriors. 3》 Anthropology a loosely knit small social group typically consisting of about five families. Origin C16: from Polish horda, from Turk. ordu (royal)… …

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  • 49horde — noun a horde of fans stormed the playing field Syn: crowd, mob, pack, gang, group, troop, army, legion, swarm, mass, herd, rabble; throng, multitude, host, band, flock, drove, press, c …

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  • 50horde — [[t]hɔrd, hoʊrd[/t]] n. v. hord•ed, hord•ing 1) a large group, multitude, or number; crowd 2) ant a tribe or troop of Asian nomads 3) ant any nomadic group 4) a moving pack or swarm of animals 5) to gather in a horde • Etymology: 1545–55; « Czech …

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