Dictionary 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hoard.2. (n.) A screen of boards inclosing a house and materials while builders are at work. 3. (n.) A fence, barrier, or cover, inclosing, surrounding, or concealing something. Thesaurus acedia acquisitiveness anger avariciousness avaritia avidity avidness cheapness closefistedness closeness covetousness craving cupidity deadly sin desire envy frenzy of desire frugality fury of desire gluttony grasping graspingness greed greediness gula hardfistedness hoarding hoggishness illiberality incontinence inordinate desire insatiability insatiable desire intemperateness invidia ira itching palm lust luxuria meanness miserliness nearness overgreediness parsimoniousness parsimony penny-pinching penuriousness piggishness pride rapaciousness rapacity ravenousness selfishness sloth sordidness stinginess superbia swinishness thrift tight purse strings tightfistedness tightness ungenerosity voraciousness voracity wolfishness wrath |