Horde and Mess

Horde

Horde noun - A great number of persons or creatures massed together.

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Mess and horde are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mess" instead a noun "Horde".

Nearby Words: horded, hording

Mess noun - A considerable amount.

Usage example: an unexpected Super Bowl loss that unleashed a whole mess of finger-pointing and second-guessing

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Horde and mess are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Horde" instead a noun "Mess".

Nearby Words: messy, messed, messing

entire	entire horde	entire mess
real	real horde	real mess
massive	massive horde	massive mess
large	large horde	large mess
Other adjectives: enormous, huge, giant, resulting, bigger.

Each puff is weak, but the burn damage is high; a single flamer sweep can turn a horde of drones into a staggering, flaming mess: no squad members injured.

Source: Videogame Flamethrowers Suck
They, plus a horde of other hot girls, appear in "Maximum Mac and Cheese", "Drunken Mess" and "Sausage Fest".

Source: Web Video / Epic Meal Time
Too bad for him that he can't enjoy his success, as there's a very hostile Horde of Alien Locusts running around making a mess of things...

Source: Magnificent Bastard / Literature

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