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horde | x |

As an adjective horde

is .

As a verb horde

is .

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

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 ----

    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
    • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.

    • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike

    • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
    • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----