TREASURE
Dictionary entry overview: What does treasure mean?
• TREASURE (noun)
The noun TREASURE has 4 senses:
1. accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
2. art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
3. any possession that is highly valued by its owner
4. a collection of precious things
Familiarity information: TREASURE used as a noun is uncommon.
• TREASURE (verb)
The verb TREASURE has 2 senses:
1. hold dear
2. be fond of; be attached to
Familiarity information: TREASURE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TREASURE (noun)
Meaning:
Accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
hoarded wealth; treasure
Context example:
the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies
Hypernyms ("treasure" is a kind of...):
riches; wealth (an abundance of material possessions and resources)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "treasure"):
fortune (a large amount of wealth or prosperity)
valuable (something of value)
king's ransom (a very large treasure)
treasure trove; trove (treasure of unknown ownership found hidden (usually in the earth))
Meaning:
Art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
gem; treasure
Hypernyms ("treasure" is a kind of...):
art; fine art (the products of human creativity; works of art collectively)
Meaning:
Any possession that is highly valued by its owner
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Context example:
the children returned from the seashore with their shells and other treasures
Hypernyms ("treasure" is a kind of...):
possession (anything owned or possessed)
Meaning:
A collection of precious things
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context example:
the trunk held all her meager treasures
Hypernyms ("treasure" is a kind of...):
accumulation; aggregation; assemblage; collection (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)
• TREASURE (verb)
Meaning:
Hold dear
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
prize; treasure; value; appreciate
Context example:
I prize these old photographs
Hypernyms (to "treasure" is one way to...):
consider; reckon; regard; see; view (deem to be)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "treasure"):
do justice (show due and full appreciation)
recognise; recognize (show approval or appreciation of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue treasure the movie
Meaning:
Be fond of; be attached to
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
hold dear; cherish; care for; treasure
Hypernyms (to "treasure" is one way to...):
love (have a great affection or liking for)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "treasure"):
yearn (have affection for; feel tenderness for)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence examples:
Sam cannot treasure Sue
Sam and Sue treasure the movie
