treasure
wealth or riches stored or accumulated, especially in the form of precious metals, money, jewels, or plate.
wealth, rich materials, or valuable things.
any thing or person greatly valued or highly prized: This book was his chief treasure.
to retain carefully or keep in store, as in the mind.
to regard or treat as precious; cherish.
to put away for security or future use, as money.
Origin of treasure
1Other words for treasure
Other words from treasure
- treas·ur·a·ble, adjective
- treas·ure·less, adjective
- un·treas·ur·a·ble, adjective
- un·treas·ured, adjective
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How to use treasure in a sentence
Loudoun Commonwealth’s Attorney Buta Biberaj said Winsome Price “was an amazing woman, a loving mother, and someone that was a treasure to her family and our community.”
Judge sentences Loudoun County man convicted of killing wife in family’s home | Tom Jackman | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostThat includes planning for threatened World Heritage sites designated as cultural or natural treasures by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
Saving historical landmarks from climate change could mean altering them | By Erin Seekamp/The Conversation | November 17, 2020 | Popular-ScienceInstead of staring at the ceiling in my studio apartment, I found myself scanning the ground for edible treasure.
Just as one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, the scale of noise appreciation is a sliding scale.
Please Get Your Noise Out of My Ears (Ep. 439) | Stephen J. Dubner | November 12, 2020 | FreakonomicsDe La Rochebrochard says he does not know whether he can keep the old treasure, Au Vieux Paris D’Arcole, going.
‘A curfew at nine o’clock is like closing restaurants’: For the French, the latest COVID measures cross a line | Vivienne Walt | October 15, 2020 | Fortune
And therein, the ultra-exclusive Sofitel Quiberon Diététique a treasured resort solely reserved for those in the know.
How the French Do Detox: Inside France’s Most Star-Studded Wellness Retreat | Brandon Presser | October 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTScotland for her must have been the location of many treasured moments of intimacy.
Maybe you can give a dollar a day, and become a treasured part of our Righteous Benevolent Patrons Circle!
How to Survive a Public Radio Membership Drive | Kelly Williams Brown | May 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIvory was a treasured material that was worked on by craftsmen of the highest order during the Renaissance ….
Prince Harry, Conservationist, Poses Over Body of Dead Water Buffalo He Just Shot | Tom Sykes | February 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor that brave function alone, daytime soaps should not just be treasured—they should be fought for.
A vulgar fellow treated him with rudeness, and for days he treasured up the man's words, and repeated them to himself.
Every book which fell in her way she eagerly perused, and treasured its knowledge or its literary beauties in her memory.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottThe primitive church, indeed, treasured up these memories of moral heroism as her most precious legacy to after times.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowMore than once she made epigrams to peers or deputies which the courts of Europe treasured.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheThe madness of the passionate moment of possession on the moor was at once his most treasured memory and his intensest shame.
The Underworld | James C. Welsh
British Dictionary definitions for treasure
/ (ˈtrɛʒə) /
wealth and riches, usually hoarded, esp in the form of money, precious metals, or gems
a thing or person that is highly prized or valued
to prize highly as valuable, rare, or costly
to store up and save; hoard
Origin of treasure
1Derived forms of treasure
- treasurable, adjective
- treasureless, adjective
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