gem, treasure
(noun) art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
treasure
(noun) a collection of precious things; “the trunk held all her meager treasures”
treasure
(noun) any possession that is highly valued by its owner; “the children returned from the seashore with their shells and other treasures”
treasure, hoarded wealth
(noun) accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.; “the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies”
prize, value, treasure, appreciate
(verb) hold dear; “I prize these old photographs”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Treasure (plural Treasures)
A surname.
A female given name.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Treasure is the 27804th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 864 individuals. Treasure is most common among White (66.09%) and Black/African American (27.2%) individuals.
• austerer, treasuer
treasure (countable and uncountable, plural treasures)
(uncountable) A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.
(countable) Anything greatly valued.
(countable) A term of endearment.
treasure (third-person singular simple present treasures, present participle treasuring, simple past and past participle treasured)
(transitive, of a person or thing) To consider to be precious; to value highly.
(transitive) To store or stow in a safe place.
(transitive, obsolete) To enrich.
• (to consider to be precious): cherish
• (to consider to be precious): despise
• austerer, treasuer
Source: Wiktionary
Treas"ure, n. Etym: [OE. tresor, tresour, F. trésor, L. thesaurus, Gr. Thesis, and cf. Thesaurus.]
1. Wealth accumulated; especially, a stock, or store of money in reserve. This treasure hath fortune unto us given. Chaucer.
2. A great quantity of anything collected for future use; abundance; plenty. We have treasures in the field, of wheat and of barley, and of oil and of honey. Jer. xli. 8.
3. That which is very much valued. Ye shall be peculiar treasure unto me. Ex. xix. 5. From thy wardrobe bring thy chiefest treasure. Milton. Treasure city, a city for stores and magazines. Ex. i. 11.
Treas"ure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Treasured; p. pr. & vb. n. Treasuring.]
Definition: To collect and deposit, as money or other valuable things, for future use; to lay up; to hoard; usually with up; as, to treasure up gold.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
