[
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.
- 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
- They also come across a cryptogram, which is rather difficult to solve, but which eventually they manage to decypher, and which leads them to the treasure hoarded by the pirate, who by that time has met his end. Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess
- I don't know what I'd have done without Lizzie when I was ill - she was an absolute treasure.
- Jewels, gold statues of the Buddha and other treasures are often left as offerings in temples and chortens, many of which are in remote areas and are soft targets for criminals.