prize
adjective
1. of superior grade
- prize carnations
noun
1. something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
- the prize was a free trip to Europe
Similar word(s): award
Definition categories: possession, gift
2. goods or money obtained illegally
Similar word(s): booty, loot, pillage, plunder, swag
Definition categories: possession
3. something given as a token of victory
Similar word(s): trophy
Definition categories: man–made, accolade, award, honor, honour, laurels
verb
1. hold dear
- I prize these old photographs
Similar word(s): appreciate, treasure, value
Definition categories: possession, consider, reckon, regard, see, view
2. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
Similar word(s): jimmy, lever, prise, pry
Definition categories: contact, open
3. regard highly; think much of
- We prize his creativity
Similar word(s): esteem, prise, respect, value
Definition categories: cognition, consider, reckon, regard, see, view