treasure
31treasure — n. & v. n. 1 a precious metals or gems. b a hoard of these. c accumulated wealth. 2 a thing valued for its rarity, workmanship, associations, etc. (art treasures). 3 colloq. a much loved or highly valued person. v.tr. 1 (often foll. by up) store… …
32Treasure — This very unusual and interesting name is of early Medieval English origin, and has two possible sources. The first of these is from a metonymic occupational name for a treasurer , a person in charge of financial administration. The derivation of …
33treasure — Synonyms and related words: Festschrift, Swiss bank account, abundance, accumulate, accumulation, admire, adore, affluence, amass, amassment, ana, anthology, appreciate, apprize, aquarium, ascribe importance to, assets, backlog, balance, bank… …
34treasure — [12] Treasure comes ultimately from Greek thēsaurós ‘treasure’, a word of unknown origin. This was borrowed into Latin as thēsaurus (acquired directly by English as thesaurus [19] with the metaphorical sense ‘treasury of knowledge, words, etc’),… …
35treasure — 1. noun 1) a casket of treasure Syn: riches, valuables, jewels, gems, gold, silver, precious metals, money, cash, wealth, fortune 2) art treasures Syn …
36treasure — [ˈtreʒə] noun I 1) [C] a valuable piece of art, or a valuable historical object the treasures of the Vatican Museum[/ex] 2) [U] a collection of valuable things, for example jewels, gold etc There are rumours of buried treasure in the old… …
37treasure — A treasure is a thing hidden or buried in the earth, on which no one can prove his property, and which is discovered by chance. See treasure trove …
38treasure — [12] Treasure comes ultimately from Greek thēsaurós ‘treasure’, a word of unknown origin. This was borrowed into Latin as thēsaurus (acquired directly by English as thesaurus [19] with the metaphorical sense ‘treasury of knowledge, words, etc’),… …
39treasure — I. noun Etymology: Middle English tresor, from Anglo French, from Latin thesaurus more at thesaurus Date: 12th century 1. a. (1) wealth (as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded < buried treasure > (2) wealth of any kind or in… …
40treasure — treasurable, adj. treasureless, adj. /trezh euhr/, n., v., treasured, treasuring. n. 1. wealth or riches stored or accumulated, esp. in the form of precious metals, money, jewels, or plate. 2. wealth, rich materials, or valuable things. 3. any… …
