treasure-trove
Hidden riches discovered
Treasure-trove originally meant valuables found hidden whose owner is unknown—legally distinct from ordinary lost property.
The term now usually describes any rich collection of desirable things: The attic was a treasure-trove of old photographs.
A treasure trove of information, recipes, or memories suggests abundance waiting to be discovered.
Abundant valuable possessions
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- jewelsOrnamental precious stones
- goldElement seventy-nine
- silverLustrous white precious metal
gems · precious · opulence · abundance · valuables · inheritance · estate · windfall
Concealed storage spot
- stashHidden reserve
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
- collectionGathered set of items
- accumulationCollected mass over time
repository · reserve · bounty · haul · loot · plunder · booty · spoils
Retrieved from the ground
- excavationAct of unearthing
- findLocate through effort
- uncoveredMade visible or known
- revealedMade visible or known
archaeology · dig · expedition · exploration · artifact · relic · tomb · ruins
Placed beneath earth
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- secretConcealed information
- undiscoveredNot yet found
- lostUnable to navigate
forgotten · veiled · shrouded · mysterious · cryptic · obscured · clandestine · covert
Preserved items from antiquity
- antiquitiesHistorical objects from ages past
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- tombUnderground chamber for remains
sarcophagus · mummy · pharaoh · dynasty · hieroglyphs · papyri · amphora · mosaic
riches
Abundant valuable possessions
silver · gems · precious · opulence · abundance · valuables · inheritance · estate · windfall · bounty
cache
Concealed storage spot
- stashHidden reserve
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
- collectionGathered set of items
accumulation · repository · reserve · bounty · haul · loot · plunder · booty · spoils · riches
unearthed
Retrieved from the ground
- excavationAct of unearthing
- findLocate through effort
- uncoveredMade visible or known
revealed · archaeology · dig · expedition · exploration · artifact · relic · tomb · ruins · fossil
buried
Placed beneath earth
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- secretConcealed information
- undiscoveredNot yet found
lost · forgotten · veiled · shrouded · mysterious · cryptic · obscured · clandestine · covert · locked
relics
Preserved items from antiquity
- antiquitiesHistorical objects from ages past
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
tomb · sarcophagus · mummy · pharaoh · dynasty · hieroglyphs · papyri · amphora · mosaic · fresco
treasure-trovepittance
Insultingly small payment
slim pickings · nothing · bare cupboard · void · emptiness
treasure-trovebust
Failure or sculpture
disappointment · dead end · fool's gold · wild goose chase · letdown
treasure, treasury, treasured, treasures, treasurer, trove, treasurers, treasuries, troves