[syn: care for, cherish, hold dear, treasure]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Treasure \Treas"ure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Treasured; p. pr. &
vb. n. Treasuring.]
To collect and deposit, as money or other valuable things,
for future use; to lay up; to hoard; usually with up; as, to
treasure up gold.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Treasure \Treas"ure\, n. [OE. tresor, tresour, F. tr['e]sor, L.
thesaurus, Gr. ? a stone laid up, treasure, probably from the
root of ? to put, place. See Thesis, and cf. Thesaurus.]
1. Wealth accumulated; especially, a stock, or store of money
in reserve.
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This treasure hath fortune unto us given. --Chaucer.
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2. A great quantity of anything collected for future use;
abundance; plenty.
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We have treasures in the field, of wheat and of
barley, and of oil and of honey. --Jer. xli. 8.
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3. That which is very much valued.
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Ye shall be peculiar treasure unto me. --Ex. xix. 5.
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From thy wardrobe bring thy chiefest treasure.
--Milton.
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Treasure city, a city for stores and magazines. --Ex. i.
11.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
treasure
n 1: accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.;
"the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the
West Indies" [syn: treasure, hoarded wealth]
2: art highly prized for its beauty or perfection [syn: gem,
treasure]
3: any possession that is highly valued by its owner; "the
children returned from the seashore with their shells and
other treasures"
4: a collection of precious things; "the trunk held all her
meager treasures"
v 1: hold dear; "I prize these old photographs" [syn: prize,
value, treasure, appreciate]
2: be fond of; be attached to [syn: care for, cherish, hold
dear, treasure]