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TREASURE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Art highly prized for its beauty or perfection

Synonyms:

gem; treasure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("treasure" is a kind of...):

art; fine art (the products of human creativity; works of art collectively)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A collection of precious things

Example:

the trunk held all her meager treasures

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("treasure" is a kind of...):

accumulation; aggregation; assemblage; collection (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Any possession that is highly valued by its owner

Example:

the children returned from the seashore with their shells and other treasures

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("treasure" is a kind of...):

possession (anything owned or possessed)

Derivation:

treasure (be fond of; be attached to)

treasure (hold dear)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.

Example:

the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies

Synonyms:

hoarded wealth; treasure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("treasure" is a kind of...):

riches; wealth (an abundance of material possessions and resources)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "treasure"):

fortune (a large amount of wealth or prosperity)

valuable (something of value)

king's ransom (a very large treasure)

treasure trove; trove (treasure of unknown ownership found hidden (usually in the earth))

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be fond of; be attached to

Synonyms:

care for; cherish; hold dear; treasure

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "treasure" is one way to...):

love (have a great affection or liking for)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "treasure"):

yearn (have affection for; feel tenderness for)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence examples:

Sam cannot treasure Sue

Sam and Sue treasure the movie

Derivation:

treasure (any possession that is highly valued by its owner)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Hold dear

Example:

I prize these old photographs

Synonyms:

appreciate; prize; treasure; value

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "treasure" is one way to...):

consider; reckon; regard; see; view (deem to be)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "treasure"):

do justice (show due and full appreciation)

recognise; recognize (show approval or appreciation of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue treasure the movie

Derivation:

treasure (any possession that is highly valued by its owner)

Credits

 Context examples: 

'Lady Catherine,' said she, 'you have given me a treasure.'

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

The new mare proved a treasure; with a very little trouble she became exactly calculated for the purpose, and Fanny was then put in almost full possession of her.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

If I could explain to you all this, and all that a man can bear and do, and glories to do, for the sake of these treasures of his existence!

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

He made another discovery of treasure- trove in the library.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

When he was gone I unlocked my bureau, made sure that my treasure was safe, and locked it again.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Like giants they toiled, days flashing on the heels of days like dreams as they heaped the treasure up.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

Keep them safe, for there is in them much of treasure.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

He held on as if he were a precious thing, a treasure beyond diamonds or rubies.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

A hidden treasure on Ceres is the 6-mile-wide (10-kilometer-wide) Oxo Crater, which is the second-brightest feature on Ceres (only Occator's central area is brighter).

(New Ceres Images Show Bright Craters, NASA)

An international team of astronomers has discovered and confirmed a treasure trove of new worlds using NASA's Kepler spacecraft on its K2 mission.

(Kepler Confirms 100+ Exoplanets During Its K2 Mission, NASA)