horde
/hɔːd/noun
उच्चारण हॉर्ड
बहुत बड़ी भीड़, हुजूम, झुंड (लोगों का)
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[C] ~ (of sb) often disapproving
a very large crowd of people, especially one moving in a noisy or uncontrolled way
बहुत बड़ी भीड़, हुजूम, झुंड (लोगों का)
- Hordes of tourists descend on the hill station every May.
- The city was sacked by the Mongol hordes.
- A horde of schoolchildren rushed into the museum.
+ 2 more examples
- Hordes of fans waited outside the stadium for the team.
- Hordes of mosquitoes appeared after the rains.
?Which word?
horde or hoard?
Horde (with -de) is a large crowd of people: 'hordes of fans'. Hoard (with -ard) is a hidden store of money or valuables, or the verb to store secretly: 'a hoard of gold', 'hoard food'. Both are pronounced /hɔːd/. People come in hordes; miser hoard.
Horde (-de के साथ) लोगों की बड़ी भीड़ है: 'hordes of fans'। Hoard (-ard के साथ) पैसे या कीमती चीज़ों का छिपा भंडार है, या verb 'चुपके से जमा करना': 'a hoard of gold', 'hoard food'। दोनों की pronunciation /hɔːd/ है। लोग hordes में आते हैं; कंजूस hoard करते हैं।
Homophone question, asked very often: horde (crowd) and hoard (hidden store).
Homophone में यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: horde (भीड़) और hoard (छिपा भंडार)।
§Grammar and usage
Collective-noun question: a horde of people or invaders; compare a swarm of bees, a crowd, a mob.
Collective noun में a horde of people या invaders; a swarm of bees, a crowd, a mob से तुलना कीजिए।