Horde

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A large group or crowd; a swarm: a horde of mosquitoes. See Synonyms at crowd1.
  • n. A nomadic Mongol tribe.
  • n. A nomadic tribe or group.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. 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.
  • n. A large number of people.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude.
  • n. Any large group of people or animals, especially one wandering or moving about.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A tribe or troop of Asiatic nomads dwelling in tents or wagons, and migrating from place to place to procure pasturage for their cattle, or for war or plunder.
  • n. Hence Any clan or troop; a gang; a migratory crew; a multitude.
  • To live in hordes; huddle together like the members of a migratory tribe: usually followed by together.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a nomadic community
  • n. a vast multitude
  • n. a moving crowd
  • Verb Form
    horded    hordes    hording   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    throng    multitude    concourse    crowd   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    group    crowd   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ford    Lord    Verwoerd    Ward    abhorred    aboard    accord    adored    afford    award   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    swarm    mob    throng    multitude    tribe    gang    army    legion    host    band