Meaning

3 senses
  1. A chest filled with treasure, especially one used by pirates, etc.

    Schatzkiste

    сунду́к сокро́вищsundúk sokróvišč

    a chest filled with valuables

  2. (metonymically)A treasury, especially a state or royal treasury.

    Schatztruhe

    сокро́вищницаsokróviščnica

  3. (figuratively)Any source of something valuable or beautiful.

    a treasure chest of poems

Examples

3 sentences
  1. There were many jewels in the treasure chest.

    У скарбниці було багато коштовностей. — Ahha

    deIn der Schatztruhe waren viele Juwelen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. Treasure chests abound in the dungeon, but so do horrible monsters.

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  3. That looks like a treasure chest, but it's actually a type of monster called a Mimic.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
chest filled with treasure:
royal treasury:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
chest filled with treasure:
royal treasury:

Forms

plural: treasure chests
Singulartreasure chest
Pluraltreasure chests

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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