treasure
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1.1
- noun
- /ˈtrɛʒər/
:
tesoro
- Their leader was gone, as they suspected, yet the treasure remained: gold and holy vessels from the mission.
- treasure trove
- a treasure hunt
- a national treasure
Wherever you dig, there is a treasure coming out.
- Wherever you dig, there is a treasure coming out.
- Or the bad guys stole the treasure that we came to get.
- Because the real treasure is within ourselves.
- It is the treasure of all of our lives.
- He found, like, some sunken treasure, and they arrested him.
- Home Sense is kind of like a treasure treasure chest.
- What do you call this massive treasure that's in every cemetery?
- People have gone there to seek the treasure, and they always the eye.
Examples
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And it is a great treasure of Western culture.
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Either way, my job is finding treasure, and treasure can be hard to find.
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You want to train your brain to see the treasure within the lead.
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Because the real treasure is within ourselves.
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For where your treasure is, there will be your heart also.
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Or the bad guys stole the treasure that we came to get.
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Because for me, the real treasure is friendship.
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I want not only the profit you promised me on my treasure, but the treasure itself back.
Fiction book (1991) -
Well, it's been my experience that the greatest treasures in life kind of spring up when you least expect it.
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The archaeologist discovered a chest filled with treasure buried beneath the ancient ruins.
Synonyms
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1.3
A large amount of money and valuable things that a person or country owns
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1.0
A very valuable quality or thing, often used about people
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3.0
A person or thing that is very good and admired
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2.8
Things worth a lot of money, like jewelry or important papers
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7.0
A collection of valuable things or information that someone finds
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4.8
A group of many valuable or interesting items found unexpectedly
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1.4
A large amount of money and valuable things
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3.0
Something people keep safe because it is worth money or has special meaning
A large amount of valuable items found or gained, often after an adventure
Things like money or jewellery that are worth a lot to someone
Antonyms
Compounds
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3.5
Valuable things that someone keeps out of sight so others cannot find them easily
- South African
A South African garden plant with bright orange flowers and dark spots
How Valuable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Treasure comes from an old Greek word thēsauros that meant a 'store' or safe place for valuable things, like a chest full of gold. You can see the same root in treasury and thesaurus, so a treasure is anything valuable that is kept and protected.