treasure

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• Hyphenation: trea‧sure

Noun

Singular treasure

Plural treasures

Treasure

(countable & uncountable)

1. (uncountable) Treasure is a collection of valuable things, such as gold, diamonds, money, etc.

   Going after buried treasure is just as scary in real life as it is in the movies.

   I felt like I was in a children's novel, or a story of hidden treasure.

2. (countable) A treasure is something or someone that is very valuable or important.

   As an actor, he's a national treasure.

Synonyms

• money
• star
• wealth
• prize
• pearl

Related words

• treasury
• treasurer
• treasure hunt

Verb

Plain form treasure

Third-person singular treasures

Past tense treasured

Past participle treasured

Present participle treasuring

1. (transitive) If you treasure something that belongs to you, you take good care of it; it is very important to you.

   We will always treasure the memories of his visits.

Synonyms

• appreciate
• value
• cherish
• adore