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hordeA large group of people or things, especially when moving together or seeming threatening

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A large group of people or things, especially when moving together or seeming threatening

Pronunciation (IPA): /hɔːrd/

Korean meaning: 큰 무리, 떼 (특히 함께 움직이거나 위협적으로 보이는)

Korean pronunciation: **호**드

Example Sentences

  • A horde of teenagers descended upon the pizza buffet like hungry wolves.
  • The shopping mall was invaded by a horde of Black Friday shoppers.
  • Golden hordes once ruled vast territories across Asia.

horde

NOUN

//hɔːrd//

A large group of people or things, especially when moving together or seeming threatening

horde concept
💡 Concept

A massive horde of festival-goers floods the entire city street

horde mnemonic english
🧠 Mnemonic

Massive crowd wearing D shirts marching together - a horde!

horde rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The lord's sword stands against the horde!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/hɔːrd/
🇬🇧 UK/hɔːd/

🌳Etymology

Roothorde

Origin

몽골의 유목민족이 형성했던 대규모 집단을 뜻하는 터키어 'ordu'에서 유래되었습니다. 이 단어는 몽골 제국 시대 칭기즈칸의 군대 조직을 가리키던 말이었죠.

🎵Rhyme

boardswordcordlord
board
sword
cord
lord

🔗Collocations

horde of fans
barbarian horde
invading horde
massive horde
horde of insects

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

A horde of teenagers descended upon the pizza buffet like hungry wolves.

😄 Fun example

The shopping mall was invaded by a horde of Black Friday shoppers.

Golden hordes once ruled vast territories across Asia.

A horde of paparazzi followed the celebrity everywhere.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

crowdmobswarmthrongmultitude

Antonyms

individualfewhandful

Related

armytribegangpackflock

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