treasure house

treasure house
Synonyms and related words:
Fort Knox, Golconda, archives, armory, arsenal, attic, bank, basement, bay, bin, bonded warehouse, bookcase, box, bunker, bursary, buttery, cargo dock, cash register, cashbox, cellar, chest, closet, coffer, coin box, conservatory, crate, crib, cupboard, depository, depot, dock, drawer, dump, eldorado, exchequer, fisc, glory hole, godown, gold depository, gold mine, hold, hutch, library, locker, lumber room, lumberyard, magasin, magazine, mine, money chest, penny bank, piggy bank, pork barrel, public crib, public till, public treasury, public trough, rack, repertory, repository, reservoir, rick, safe, safe-deposit box, shelf, stack, stack room, stock room, storage, store, storehouse, storeroom, strong room, strongbox, subtreasury, supply base, supply depot, tank, till, treasure house, treasure room, treasure trove, treasury, vat, vault, warehouse, wine cellar

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  • Treasure-house — Treas ure house , n. A house or building where treasures and stores are kept. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • treasure house — n. any place where treasure is kept or where things of great value are to be found …   English World dictionary

  • treasure house — index treasury Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • treasure house — noun a storehouse for treasures • Hypernyms: ↑storehouse, ↑depot, ↑entrepot, ↑storage, ↑store * * * 1. a building, room, or chamber used as a storage place for valuables; treasury. 2. a place or source where things of value or worth may be found …   Useful english dictionary

  • treasure-house — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English tresorhous, tresourhous, from tresor, tresour treasure + hous house 1. : a building where treasure is kept : treasury 2. : a place or source (as a collection) where many things of value can be found… …   Useful english dictionary

  • treasure house — 1. a building, room, or chamber used as a storage place for valuables; treasury. 2. a place or source where things of value or worth may be found: Books are the treasure house of ideas. Also, treasure house. [1425 75; late ME] * * * …   Universalium

  • Treasure House — The Treasure House dates to about 1700 with additions in 1740, 1790 and 1860. Samuel Grasset, a tanner and leather worker, built the original section of the house. A cord wainer (shoemaker), inn keeper, stonemason, and coach trimmer were all… …   Wikipedia

  • Treasure House of Merit — (or treasure of merit) was one of the core complaints of Martin Luther at the start of the Reformation in his Ninety Five Theses (see #56 60). While Luther did not question that the Treasure House of Merit existed, he questioned that the Church… …   Wikipedia

  • treasure-house — noun Date: 13th century 1. a building where treasure is kept ; treasury 2. a place or source (as a collection) where many things of value can be found …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • treasure house — treas′ure house or treas′ure house n. 1) a place or source where many things of value or worth may be found 2) a building or room where valuables are stored; treasury • Etymology: 1425–75 …   From formal English to slang

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