[
US
/ˈtɹɛʒɝ/
]
[ UK /tɹˈɛʒɐ/ ]
[ UK /tɹˈɛʒɐ/ ]
NOUN
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a collection of precious things
the trunk held all her meager treasures -
any possession that is highly valued by its owner
the children returned from the seashore with their shells and other treasures - art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
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accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies
VERB
-
hold dear
I prize these old photographs - be fond of; be attached to
How To Use treasure In A Sentence
- But a surge in thefts of treasured relics from ancient temples and monuments has reached such a level that an agonised debate has begun over bringing back the death penalty.
- Police still searching for the masked robbers who snatched the national treasures.
- The invaders despoiled the country of all its treasures.
- Treasure Island Naval Station is set to convert to civilian use when the Navy pulls out in 1997.
- The rogues ransack the place in search of a treasure map, offing the men and carting the women, including feisty Violet Miranda, onto a ship run by the dastardly but suave Captain Calico Jack.
- The new princess's radiant happiness will be a treasured memory of this amazing day. The Sun
- Knowledge is a Treasure, but Practice is the key to it.
- Beneath the third was a vast treasure which the emperor then used for charitable purposes.
- The years of youth are given to us only once by the Creator, to be treasured while possessed.
- Besides that, there flourished some tufts of velvety grass, some scattered reeds, two plants of the yellow herb called tansy, four of a red flower, and a pretty white one; but the treasures of the rock consisted of three roots of garlic, which Maie had put in a cleft. The Lilac Fairy Book
