treasure
[noun]
Synonyms:
- riches, cash, fortune, gold, jewels, money, valuables, wealth
- darling, apple of one's eye, gem, jewel, nonpareil, paragon, pride and joy
[verb]
Synonyms:
- prize, adore, cherish, esteem, hold dear, idolize, love, revere, value

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Related Idioms: hold dear
Related Words: catch, plum, prize, pearl, conserve, guard, preserve, save, idolize, revere, reverence, venerate, worship

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. trea‧sure¹ /ˈtreʒə $ -ər/ noun
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: tresor, from Latin thesaurus, from Greek thesauros]

1. [uncountable] a group of valuable things such as gold, silver, jewels etc
buried/hidden/sunken treasure

2. [countable] a very valuable and important object such as a painting or ancient document:
The Book of Kells is Trinity College’s greatest treasure.

3. [singular] informal someone who is very useful or important to you:
Our housekeeper is a real treasure.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. treasure² verb [transitive]
to keep and care for something that is very special, important, or valuable to you:
Jim treasured the gold pocket watch that his grandfather had given him.
—treasured adjective [only before noun]:
A battered old guitar was his most treasured possession.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

treasure
noun
I. collection of very valuable objects
ADJ. buried, hidden, lost, sunken | pirate, Roman, royal | vast a vast treasure of medieval manuscripts
VERB + TREASURE hunt for, look for, search for | dig up, discover, find, uncover, unearth | hide
TREASURE + NOUN chest, house, trove (figurative) This book is a treasure house of information on Arctic birds.
hunter, hunting
PHRASES a hoard of treasure

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

treasure
II. sth that is very valuable
ADJ. great, priceless | rare | ancient | forgotten, hidden, secret, unexpected Many forgotten treasures have been discovered in the attics of old houses.
archaeological, historic, historical | art, artistic, cultural | church | family | national
VERB + TREASURE discover, find, uncover, unearth

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

treasure
noun
BAD: There is always controversy when a treasure is discovered.
GOOD: There is always controversy when treasure is discovered.

Usage Note:
Treasure ( = a collection of valuable objects) is an uncountable noun: 'It's an adventure story about a search for buried treasure.'

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