Treasure

//ˈtɹɛʒə// name, noun, verb

name, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc. countable, literally, uncountable

    "It seems there was a worm that slept upon a pile of treasure, which it had zealously heaped up under a stone bluff."

  2. 2
    art highly prized for its beauty or perfection wordnet
  3. 3
    Anything greatly valued. countable, figuratively

    "Ye shall be peculiar treasure unto me."

  4. 4
    a collection of precious things wordnet
  5. 5
    Anything greatly valued.; A term of endearment. countable, figuratively, uncountable

    ""Hello, Treasure," he said without turning round. For a second she hesitated, standing in the soft light of the lamp, the deep blue of the rug making a background for her, the black fur collar of her coat framing the vivid beauty of her face."

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  1. 6
    any possession that is highly valued by its owner wordnet
  2. 7
    Anything greatly valued.; The female genitals; pudenda. countable, euphemistic, figuratively, in-plural, literary, uncountable
  3. 8
    accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc. wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To consider to be precious; to value highly. transitive

    "Oh, this ring is beautiful! I’ll treasure it forever."

  2. 2
    be fond of; be attached to wordnet
  3. 3
    To store or stow in a safe place. transitive

    "The rose-buds, withered as they were, were still treasured under his cuirass, and nearest to his heart."

  4. 4
    hold dear wordnet
  5. 5
    To enrich. obsolete, transitive
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A female given name.

Synonyms

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appreciatecherishcherishgemhold dearprize

Example

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"The pirates buried their treasure in the ground."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English tresour, from Old French tresor (“treasury”), from Latin thēsaurus (“treasure”), from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “treasure house”). Mostly displaced native Old English goldhord (See goldhoard) and Old English ġestrēon. Doublet of thesaurus.

Related phrases

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