Horde
/hɔːrd/noun
A large group of people.
A horde of tourists entered the museum.
Often appears as...
- horde of fans
- horde of zombies
noun
A nomadic tribe or group.
The Mongol Horde invaded Europe in the 13th century.
Often appears as...
- mongol horde
- tribal horde
Usage tips
Historical
noun
An overwhelming number of some things.
I have a horde of emails to reply to.
Often appears as...
- horde of emails
- horde of tasks
Usage tips
Informal
noun
A large group of people.
A horde of tourists entered the museum.
Often appears as...
- horde of fans
- horde of zombies
noun
A nomadic tribe or group.
The Mongol Horde invaded Europe in the 13th century.
Often appears as...
- mongol horde
- tribal horde
Usage tips
Historical
noun
An overwhelming number of some things.
I have a horde of emails to reply to.
Often appears as...
- horde of emails
- horde of tasks
Usage tips
Informal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Large and Impersonal
When 'horde' refers to people, it often suggests an uncontrollable, chaotic mass, not individual personalities.
A horde of shoppers stormed the sale.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Undertone
Using 'horde' can sometimes give a negative impression, as if the group is overwhelming or invasive.
Residents complained about the horde of tourists.
Pro Tip 3/3Quantity Over Quality
'Horde' emphasizes the size of a group over the attributes of its members.
A horde of applicants lined up for interviews.
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The city of walls:...
and jumped into the gap to stop the onrushing horde, disappearing into legend. The city was taken, and the Roman Empire finally disappeared. But those broken walls had one last gift. As the survivors fled the doomed city, they brought with them their precious books and their ancient traditions.
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The history of the world...
at the start of the Neolithic era. People were learning to bend nature to their will, producing much more food than farmers could eat at one time. These Neolithic farmers stored their excess grain in large pits and short, clay silos. But these stores of food attracted hordes of rodents,
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I grew up in the...
were just as hostile as I expected. They were the digital version of the screaming hordes I'd been seeing at protests since I was a kid. But in the midst of that digital brawl, a strange pattern developed. Someone would arrive at my profile with the usual rage and scorn,
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Life Beyond the Sun by...
fixation this horde of new admirers there were dozens tens of dozens each circling absorbed in the pull of your intensity and glamour of your orbit and some they paid the price for it they shattered lost their lives for it grew ridges wounds their ice our drift and
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The princess who rewrote...
led his army to meet the Scythian hordes in battle. For good luck, he carried one of the holiest relics the veil that had belonged to the Virgin Mary. Unfortunately, it didn’t help. Not only was his army defeated, but as they fled,
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Why bats don't get sick...
to strain the immune system of their mammalian host by sending it into overdrive. The body sends hordes of white blood cells, antibodies and inflammatory molecules to kill the foreign invader.
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Shark Attack Capital of...
Most travel alone, or in small groups. And they typically do so in deep waters. But the potential problem for beachgoers is that the hordes of blacktips prefer the shallows.
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How to fossilize...yourse...
Imagine being a touring the world's great museums, inspiring awe in onlookers of all ages, posing for hordes of fawning photographers.
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The Gateway to Secret...
i found myself into the jungle with hordes of wildlife even in the mediterranean where that has been overfished for centuries
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Plague of Locusts...
these sweeping hordes devastate any fresh growth in their path
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The city of walls:...
and jumped into the gap to stop the onrushing horde, disappearing into legend. The city was taken, and the Roman Empire finally disappeared. But those broken walls had one last gift. As the survivors fled the doomed city, they brought with them their precious books and their ancient traditions.
Video examples
The history of the world...
at the start of the Neolithic era. People were learning to bend nature to their will, producing much more food than farmers could eat at one time. These Neolithic farmers stored their excess grain in large pits and short, clay silos. But these stores of food attracted hordes of rodents,
Video examples
I grew up in the...
were just as hostile as I expected. They were the digital version of the screaming hordes I'd been seeing at protests since I was a kid. But in the midst of that digital brawl, a strange pattern developed. Someone would arrive at my profile with the usual rage and scorn,
Video examples
Life Beyond the Sun by...
fixation this horde of new admirers there were dozens tens of dozens each circling absorbed in the pull of your intensity and glamour of your orbit and some they paid the price for it they shattered lost their lives for it grew ridges wounds their ice our drift and
Video examples
The princess who rewrote...
led his army to meet the Scythian hordes in battle. For good luck, he carried one of the holiest relics the veil that had belonged to the Virgin Mary. Unfortunately, it didn’t help. Not only was his army defeated, but as they fled,
Video examples
Why bats don't get sick...
to strain the immune system of their mammalian host by sending it into overdrive. The body sends hordes of white blood cells, antibodies and inflammatory molecules to kill the foreign invader.
Video examples
Shark Attack Capital of...
Most travel alone, or in small groups. And they typically do so in deep waters. But the potential problem for beachgoers is that the hordes of blacktips prefer the shallows.
Video examples
How to fossilize...yourse...
Imagine being a touring the world's great museums, inspiring awe in onlookers of all ages, posing for hordes of fawning photographers.
Video examples
The Gateway to Secret...
i found myself into the jungle with hordes of wildlife even in the mediterranean where that has been overfished for centuries
Video examples
Plague of Locusts...
these sweeping hordes devastate any fresh growth in their path
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Randeep Hooda
Indian Actor
I would often take this bus and go to a nearby village where I had hordes of animal friends. I was hardly around four or five years old then. The conductor was so used to seeing me hop on to the bus and get down at the same place, that he never asked any questions. The strangest part is, he never asked for a ticket either!
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Andie MacDowell
American Actress
There are loads of actresses that modelled. They just weren't famous. There weren't a lot that were really known as models that became actresses, but there are hordes of them that did modelling before such as Anjelica Huston, Jessica Lange, Sharon Stone, Demi Moore and Geena Davis. There are loads of 'em.
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Arundhati Bhattacharya
Indian Businesswoman
It was my first day at work - and beginning my training on the job, I was given the job of writing cheques and entering their details. The branch was surrounded by hordes of people... soon, they had to close the gates to manage the crowds, and they started pushing in.
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Simone Signoret
German Actress
Hordes of young girls never copied my hairdos or the way I talk or the way I dress. I have, therefore, never had to go through the stress of perpetuating an image that's often the equivalent of one particular song that forever freezes a precise moment of one's youth.
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David Cage
French Designer
Games are quite shy at talking about different things. Most are about facing hordes of monsters or saving the world or whatever; few games actually talk about the real world, about real people, about their relationship, their emotions, their feelings.
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R. Buckminster Fuller
American Inventor
Let architects sing of aesthetics that bring Rich clients in hordes to their knees; Just give me a home, in a great circle dome Where stresses and strains are at ease.
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Mike Wilson
Businessman
KISS Psycho Circus is my current favorite. I'm not ashamed to say that I prefer the mindless fun of blasting hordes of creatures to exploration or adventure games.
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Ming-Na Wen
Chinese Actress
Mulan' holds a very special place in my heart. It's been 16 years since the film, but hordes of fans still come up and tell me how much she means to them.
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Lord Byron
British Poet
Society is now one polished horde, formed of two mighty tries, the Bores and Bored.
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Powell Clayton
American Politician
In my preaching the shafts are ever aimed at the brainwashed horde.
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Randeep Hooda
Indian Actor
I would often take this bus and go to a nearby village where I had hordes of animal friends. I was hardly around four or five years old then. The conductor was so used to seeing me hop on to the bus and get down at the same place, that he never asked any questions. The strangest part is, he never asked for a ticket either!
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Andie MacDowell
American Actress
There are loads of actresses that modelled. They just weren't famous. There weren't a lot that were really known as models that became actresses, but there are hordes of them that did modelling before such as Anjelica Huston, Jessica Lange, Sharon Stone, Demi Moore and Geena Davis. There are loads of 'em.
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Arundhati Bhattacharya
Indian Businesswoman
It was my first day at work - and beginning my training on the job, I was given the job of writing cheques and entering their details. The branch was surrounded by hordes of people... soon, they had to close the gates to manage the crowds, and they started pushing in.
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Simone Signoret
German Actress
Hordes of young girls never copied my hairdos or the way I talk or the way I dress. I have, therefore, never had to go through the stress of perpetuating an image that's often the equivalent of one particular song that forever freezes a precise moment of one's youth.
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David Cage
French Designer
Games are quite shy at talking about different things. Most are about facing hordes of monsters or saving the world or whatever; few games actually talk about the real world, about real people, about their relationship, their emotions, their feelings.
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R. Buckminster Fuller
American Inventor
Let architects sing of aesthetics that bring Rich clients in hordes to their knees; Just give me a home, in a great circle dome Where stresses and strains are at ease.
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Mike Wilson
Businessman
KISS Psycho Circus is my current favorite. I'm not ashamed to say that I prefer the mindless fun of blasting hordes of creatures to exploration or adventure games.
Quote examples
Ming-Na Wen
Chinese Actress
Mulan' holds a very special place in my heart. It's been 16 years since the film, but hordes of fans still come up and tell me how much she means to them.
Quote examples
Lord Byron
British Poet
Society is now one polished horde, formed of two mighty tries, the Bores and Bored.
Quote examples
Powell Clayton
American Politician
In my preaching the shafts are ever aimed at the brainwashed horde.
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