Entry Word: prize

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 someone or something unusually desirable <in her parentsʼ view, her current boyfriend is certainly no prize>

Synonyms catch, gem, jewel, pearl, plum, treasure

Related Words find, godsend, goody, valuable, windfall; booty, loot, spoil; glory, pride; jackpot, treasure trove

Near Antonyms lemon, loser

2 something given in recognition of achievement <won a prize for finishing first in the essay contest> — see award