name
Meaning 1
A surname.
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name
A surname.
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name
A female given name.
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noun
A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.
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Usage: countable, literally, uncountable
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noun
Anything greatly valued.
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Usage: countable, figuratively
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noun
Anything greatly valued.
A term of endearment.
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Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable
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noun
Anything greatly valued.
The female genitals; pudenda.
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Usage: countable, euphemistic, figuratively, in-plural, literary, uncountable
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verb
To consider to be precious; to value highly.
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Usage: transitive
Synonyms: cherish, prize, appreciate, bedear, esteem, hold dear, think much of, treasure, value
Antonyms: despise, contemn, despect, disrespect, disdain, disesteem, look down on, misrespect, scorn, spurn
verb
To store or stow in a safe place.
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verb
To amass or collect together as though a treasure.
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Usage: transitive
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verb
To enrich.
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Usage: obsolete, transitive
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noun
art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
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Synonyms: gem
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Broader terms: art, fine art
noun
a collection of precious things
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Broader terms: collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
noun
any possession that is highly valued by its owner
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Broader terms: possession
noun
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: hoarded wealth
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Broader terms: wealth, riches
Narrower terms: fortune, valuable, king's ransom, treasure trove, trove
verb
be fond of; be attached to
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Synonyms: care for, cherish, hold dear
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Broader terms: love
Narrower terms: yearn
verb
hold dear
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: prize, value, appreciate
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Broader terms: see, consider, reckon, view, regard
Narrower terms: do justice, recognize, recognise
History
Inherited from Middle English tresour, from Old French tresor (“treasury”), from Latin thēsaurus (“treasure”), from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “treasure house”). Mostly displaced native Old English goldhord (See goldhoard) and Old English ġestrēon. Doublet of thesaurus.
Across languages
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