trove

Meanings

nountrove (plural troves)

plural troves

A treasure trove; a collection of treasure.
A collection of things.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountreasure of unknown ownership found hidden (usually in the earth)

Similar

treasure trove

Broader

treasurehoarded wealth

Also see

treasure trove

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Anglo-Normantresor trouvé“found treasure”
Englishtrove

Originally in the phrase treasure trove, from Anglo-Norman tresor trouvé (“found treasure”), where the past participle trouvé (“found”) was interpreted in English as a noun. Doublet of trope.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with trove

grove cove drove stove dove rove hove shove clove mauve Jove gove wove shrove Arnold's Cove belove Bird Cove Bishop's Cove Brent's Cove Bryant's Cove byhove Chance Cove Coachman's Cove Cox's Cove

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Anagrams

voter overt orvet

Cite this entry

APA

trove. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trove

MLA

“trove.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trove. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trove,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trove.

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