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treasure house

treas·ure house
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trezh-er noun, adjective hous]
    • /ˈtrɛʒ ər noun, adjective haʊs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trezh-er noun, adjective hous]
    • /ˈtrɛʒ ər noun, adjective haʊs/

Definitions of treasure house words

  • noun treasure house a building, room, or chamber used as a storage place for valuables; treasury. 1
  • noun treasure house a place or source where things of value or worth may be found: Books are the treasure house of ideas. 1
  • noun treasure house any place where treasure is kept or where things of great value are to be found 0
See all 3 definitions of treasure house

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Origin of treasure house

First appearance:

before 1425
One of the 25% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1425-75

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Parts of speech for Treasure house

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Treasure house

treasure house popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

treasure house usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for treasure house

noun treasure house

  • bursary — A bursary is a sum of money which is given to someone to allow them to study in a college or university.
  • fort knox — (William) Frank(lin) 1874–1944, U.S. publisher and government official.
  • exchequer — A royal or national treasury.
All 3 Synonyms of treasure house

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