billboard, hoarding
(noun) large outdoor signboard
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hoarding (plural hoardings)
(UK) A temporary fence-like structure built around building work to add security and prevent accidents to the public.
A roofed wooden shield placed over the battlements of a castle and projecting from them.
(chiefly, British) A billboard.
See hoard
hoarding (uncountable)
a behavior where people or animals accumulate food or other items
an anxiety disorder, of people who experience feelings of anxiety or discomfort about discarding unneeded items
Synonyms: compulsive hoarding, hoarding disorder
hoarding
present participle of hoard
• decluttering
Source: Wiktionary
Hoard"ing, n. Etym: [From OF. hourd, hourt, barrier, palisade, of German or Dutch origin; cf. D. horde hurdle, fence, G. horde, hĂĽrde; akin to E. hurdle. sq. root16. See Hurdle.]
1. (Arch.)
Definition: A screen of boards inclosing a house and materials while builders are at work. [Eng.] Posted on every dead wall and hoarding. London Graphic.
2. A fence, barrier, or cover, inclosing, surrounding, or concealing something. The whole arrangement was surrounded by a hoarding, the space within which was divided into compartments by sheets of tin. Tyndall.
Hoard, n.
Definition: See Hoarding, 2. Smart.
Hoard, n. Etym: [OE. hord, AS. hord; akin to OS. hord, G. hort, Icel. hodd, Goth. huzd; prob. from the root of E. hide to conceal, and of L. custos guard, E. custody. See Hide to conceal.]
Definition: A store, stock, or quantity of anything accumulated or laid up; a hidden supply; a treasure; as, a hoard of provisions; a hoard of money.
Hoard, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hoarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Hoarding.] Etym: [AS. hordian.]
Definition: To collect and lay up; to amass and deposit in secret; to store secretly, or for the sake of keeping and accumulating; as, to hoard grain.
Hoard, v. i.
Definition: To lay up a store or hoard, as of money. To hoard for those whom he did breed. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
