hoard
To collect lots of things and hide them away.
hoard in a sentence
- The dragon hoarded gold coins, piling them into a glittering mountain in its cave.
- Magpies love to hoard shiny things, hiding bottle tops and silver foil away in their nests.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to hoard?
- Astore
- Bgive
- Cscatter
- Dshare
Show the answer
A: store. The other three mean the opposite of hoard.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to hoard?
- Acollect
- Bstore
- Csave
- Dshare
Show the answer
D: share. The other three mean nearly the same as hoard.
Words that mean something similar
store, collect, save
Words that mean the opposite
share, give, scatter
More words about behaviour & manners
- hoax: A trick that makes people believe something that is not true.
- hostile: Very unfriendly and ready to argue or fight.
- hygienic: Clean and free from germs that could spread illness.
- idle: Not busy or not in use, or not wanting to work.
- imitate: To copy the way someone speaks or acts.
- impertinent: Rude and not showing respect.
- impostor: Someone who pretends to be another person to trick people.
- impudent: Rude and cheeky, showing no respect.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test