treasure

Pluraltreasures

Formstreasures, treasuring, treasured

1. 1
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A large amount of money, gold, or jewels kept together.

   Like a big box full of gold coins and shiny jewels.

   The pirates buried their treasure on a tiny island.

   Divers found a chest of treasure deep inside the old wreck.

   Similarriches, wealth, valuables, fortune, hoard

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2. 2
   verbtransitive

   To care about something very much and want to keep it.

   Like keeping a favorite toy safe because it means so much to you.

   I treasure the necklace my grandmother gave me.

   She treasures every letter her father wrote to her.

   Similarcherish, value, prize, esteem

3. 3
   nounfigurativelycountable

   Something that is loved or valued very much.

   Like something so special you would never trade it for anything.

   Her old photo album is a real treasure to her.

   These worn-out books are treasures we will keep forever.

   Similargem, jewel, prize

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4. 4
   nounfigurativelycountable or uncountable

   A loving name for someone you care about very much.

   Like calling someone 'sweetheart' because they are so dear to you.

   Come here, treasure, and show me what you made.

   Thank you, treasure, for being so kind to me today.

   Similardarling, dear, love, sweetheart, angel

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5. 5
   verbtransitive

   To put something away carefully so that it stays safe.

   Like putting your favorite things in a safe so nobody can take them.

   She treasures her savings in a small locked box at home.

   We treasure the grain in a dry barn for the winter.

   Similarstore, keep, hoard, stash

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6. 6
   nounliteraryeuphemisticfigurativelycountable or uncountableplural

   A polite word, used in poems and stories, for a woman's private parts.

   The poet praised his bride's treasure in soft, careful words.

   In the love poem, the young man dreams of the treasures she keeps hidden between her legs.

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