hoard vs stockpile

hoard

noun
  • A hidden supply or fund. 

  • A cache of valuable objects or artefacts; a trove. 

  • A hoarding (temporary structure used during construction). 

  • A hoarding (billboard). 

  • A projecting structure (especially of wood) in a fortification, somewhat similar to and later superseded by the brattice. 

verb
  • To amass, usually for one's own private collection. 

stockpile

noun
  • A supply (especially a large one) of something kept for future use, specifically in case the cost of the item increases or if there a shortage. 

  • A supply of nuclear weapons kept by a country; a nuclear stockpile. 

  • A pile of coal or ore heaped up on the ground after it has been mined. 

verb
  • To accumulate or build up a supply of (something). 

  • To build up a stock of (nuclear weapons). 

  • To heap up piles of (coal or ore) on the ground after it has been mined. 

  • To build up a supply; to accumulate. 

How often have the words hoard and stockpile occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )