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See more synonyms for treasure on Thesaurus.com 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. Show More
verb (used with object), treas·ured, treas·ur·ing. 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. Show More
Origin of treasure 1125–75; (noun)
Middle English tresor <
Old French <
Latin thēsaurus storehouse, hoard (see
thesaurus ); (v.)
Middle English, derivative of the noun
Related forms treas·ur·a·ble , adjective treas·ure·less , adjective un·treas·ur·a·ble , adjective un·treas·ured , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for treasures wealth ,
gold ,
jewel ,
cache ,
riches ,
cash ,
valuable ,
money ,
reserve ,
gem ,
prize ,
preserve ,
appreciate ,
worship ,
adore ,
cherish ,
conserve ,
revere ,
abundance ,
fortune Examples from the Web for treasures Contemporary Examples of treasures The treasures found within the capsule were mostly records that reflected those immediately involved with its planning.
The local people open their homes to show off their treasures inside: artworks, Shoji screens, their homes.
Uncovering these treasures in Iraq has posed a special set of challenges for excavators.
At home, war has focused their attention on that most Ukrainian of treasures : a larder of homegrown preserves.
Edison-bulb chandeliers and other treasures tempt you from the display windows of The Paris Market.
Historical Examples of treasures Always work had stolen from him these treasures —dreams, recreation and knowledge.
Dust Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
What art thou when the 'winds' come roaring 'out of their treasures ?'
She put her two treasures in her pocket, and gave him the other.
Here were the treasures of the water-course, close hidden, or blowing in the light of day.
It began to seem to her as if the invader might pack up her mother's treasures and walk off with them.
British Dictionary definitions for treasures 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 Show More
to prize highly as valuable, rare, or costly to store up and save; hoard Show More
Derived Forms treasurable , adjective treasureless , adjective Word Origin for treasure C12: from Old French tresor , from Latin thēsaurus anything hoarded, from Greek thēsauros
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Word Origin and History for treasures n. mid-12c., from Old French tresor "treasury, treasure" (11c.), from Gallo-Romance *tresaurus , from Latin thesaurus "treasury, treasure" (cf. Spanish, Italian tesoro ), from Greek thesauros "store, treasure, treasure house" (see thesaurus ). Replaced Old English goldhord . General sense of "anything valued" is recorded from c.1200. Treasure hunt is first recorded 1913. For treasure trove , see trove .
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v. late 14c., "to amass treasure; to store up for the future," also figurative, from treasure (n.). Related: Treasured ; treasuring .
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