26984 words

hordes

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

Examples:

hordes of Hordes of students on bikes made crossing the road difficult.
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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