Definition of Treasure hunt

1. Noun. A game in which players try to find hidden articles by using a series of clues.

Generic synonyms: Game

Definition of Treasure hunt

1. Noun. A search for buried treasure. ¹

2. Noun. A game in which people have to find hidden objects or places, with the help of clues. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Treasure Hunt

treasonist
treasonous
treasonously
treasons
treasuer
treasurable
treasure
treasure-trove
treasure-troves
treasure chest
treasure chests
treasure flower
treasure flowers
treasure house
treasure houses
treasure hunt (current term)
treasure hunts
treasure map
treasure maps
treasure ship
treasure trails
treasure trove
treasure troves
treasured
treasureless
treasurelike
treasurer
treasurer's check
treasurer's cheque

Literary usage of Treasure hunt

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1920)
"That this is true seems to be proved by the success of the treasure hunt ... So it was into such a life as this that our treasure hunt was introduced as ..."

2. Helping Your Child Learn Math: With Activities for Children Aged 5 Through 13 by Patsy R. Kenter (1992)
"... treasure hunt Everyone's house has hidden treasures. There is a lot of math you and your child can do with them. What you'll need What to do Buttons ..."

3. The Zincali: Or, An Account of the Gypsies of Spain. With an Original by George Henry Borrow (1843)
"... Farewell—treasure hunt at Compostella—Truth and Fiction. I REMAINED about three weeks in the prison of Madrid, and then left it. ..."

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