26984 words

horde

3 definitions • 6 examples
1
a large group of people:

Examples:

2
in very great numbers:

Examples:

When they heard the concert was free, they came in their hordes.
The new train service means that weekenders arrive in their hordes.
When the news broke, journalists descended on the village in their hordes.
He's one of our most popular tennis players and people come to watch him in their hordes.
3
a large group, esp. of people:

Examples:

A horde of reporters waited on the lawn outside the White House.

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