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Hode vs Horde - What's the difference?

hode | horde |

As a noun hode

is testicle.

As an adjective horde is

.

As a verb horde is

.

hode

English

Alternative forms

* (l), (l), (l)

Verb

(en-verb)
  • (obsolete) To ordain; consecrate; admit to a religious order.
    • ----

    horde

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
  • A large number of people.
    • We were beset by a horde of street vendors who thought we were tourists and would buy their cheap souvenirs.
  • * 1907 , Jack London, Before Adam , page Chapter IV
    • It is true, the more progressive members of our horde lived in the caves above the river.

    Derived terms

    * * *

    Usage notes

    * Sometimes confused with hoard.

    Anagrams

    * * English collective nouns ----