What part of speech is hoard?

Hoard can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. hoard is a verb, present, 1st person singular of hoard (infinitive).
  • 2. hoard is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. hoard is a noun, singular of hoards.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does hoard mean?

Definitions

Verb

hoard - save up as for future use
hoard - get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

Noun

hoard - a secret store of valuables or money

Examples of hoard

#   Sentence  
1. noun Tom found a hoard.
2. noun The piano tuner discovered a hoard of gold coins hidden under the piano's keyboard.
3. verb My friends are my estate. Forgive me then the avarice to hoard them.
4. verb Top executives used loopholes to hoard more money and power for themselves.
5. verb Many of the best math professors hoard chalk.
6. verb Why does he hoard so much useless stuff in his flat?
Sentence  
noun
Tom found a hoard.
The piano tuner discovered a hoard of gold coins hidden under the piano's keyboard.
verb
My friends are my estate. Forgive me then the avarice to hoard them.
Top executives used loopholes to hoard more money and power for themselves.
Many of the best math professors hoard chalk.
Why does he hoard so much useless stuff in his flat?

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