hoard

Universal Words noun, verb noun ~ (of sth) a collection of money, food, valuable objects, etc., especially one that sb keeps in a secret place so that other people will not find or steal it: They dug up a hoard of Roman coins. verb [V, VN] to collect and keep large amounts of food, money, etc., especially secretly hoarder noun: I'm a terrible hoarder of junk. I hate throwing things away.