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Personal Belongings vocabulary — C2

Personal Belongings vocabulary for acquiring, keeping and losing possessions, including hoard, bequeath, trove and squirrel away — words for stashing treasures and holding on to things.

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hoard
/hɔrd/
To keep collecting and storing things instead of ever throwing them out.
Example: He hoards carrier bags — there are hundreds under the stairs.
mislay
To lose something for a short time by forgetting where you put it.
Example: I've mislaid the spare key again — it was on the shelf.
bequeath
/bɪˈkwiθ/
To formally leave your possessions to someone after your death.
Example: She bequeathed her jewellery to her granddaughter.
squirrel away
To hide or store something carefully for future use (informal).
Example: She squirrelled away a little cash in an old tin.
bauble
/ˈbɔbəl/
A small showy ornament of little real value.
Example: Every branch carried some bauble she had made herself.
memorabilia
/ˌmɛmərəˈbiljə/
Objects kept because of the people or events linked to them.
Example: A whole room of football memorabilia went in one lot.
accoutrements
/əˈkutərmənts/
The extra pieces of equipment needed for an activity.
Example: The bag held the full accoutrements of a fly fisherman.
reliquary
A container made to hold something precious or holy.
Example: The silver reliquary is the only item still on display.
trove
/troʊv/
A valuable collection of things that has been found.
Example: A trove of letters turned up behind the wardrobe.
bibelot
A small decorative object of some value.
Example: Every surface carried a bibelot of one kind or another.