| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A supply stored or hidden for future use: backlog, cache, hoard, inventory, nest egg, reserve, reservoir, stock, stockpile, store. Slang : stash. See COLLECT. 2. A great amount of accumulated money and precious possessions: affluence, fortune, pelf, riches, wealth. See OWNED, RICH. 3. Someone or something considered exceptionally precious: gem, pearl, prize1. See VALUE. | | VERB: | 1. To recognize the worth, quality, importance, or magnitude of: appreciate, cherish, esteem, prize1, respect, value. Idioms: set store by. See PRAISE. 2. To have the highest regard for: cherish, prize1. Idioms: hold dear. See VALUE. 3. To store up (supplies or money), usually well beyond one's needs: hoard, squirrel (away), stockpile. Slang : stash. See COLLECT, GIVE.
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