Definition of cherished

"cherished" in the verb sense

1. care for, cherish, hold dear, treasure

be fond of be attached to

"cherished" in the adjective sense

1. cherished, precious, treasured, wanted

characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

"a cherished friend"

"children are precious"

"a treasured heirloom"

"so good to feel wanted"

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Quotations for cherished

Thou hast wounded the spirit that loved thee
And cherished thine image for years;
Thou hast taught me at last to forget thee,
In secret, in silence, and tears. [ Mrs. David Porter ]

It is difficult to relinquish at once a long-cherished passion. [ Catull ]

The roots of the deepest love die in the heart, if not tenderly cherished. [ Herder ]

What a sublime doctrine it is, that goodness cherished now is eternal life already entered on! [ Channing ]

It is only the coward who reproaches as a dishonor the love a woman has cherished for him, since she can not retaliate by making a dishonor of his love for her. [ Mme. de Lambert ]

Were a whole nation to start upon a new career of education, with mature faculties and minds free from prepossession or prejudice, how much would be quickly abandoned that is now most stubbornly cherished! [ Chatfield ]

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. As by the one, health is preserved, strengthened, and invigorated; by the other, virtue (which is the health of the mind) is kept alive, cherished, and confirmed. [ Addison ]

The more readily we admit the possibility of our own cherished convictions being mixed with error, the more vital and helpful whatever is right in them will become; and no error is so conclusively fatal as the idea that God will not allow us to err, though He has allowed all other men to do so. [ Ruskin ]

A wise man will select his books, for he would not wish to class them all under the sacred name of friends. Some can be accepted only as acquaintances. The best books of all kinds are taken to the heart, and cherished as his most precious possessions. Others to be chatted with for a time, to spend a few pleasant hours with, and laid aside, but not forgotten. [ Langford ]

The love of flowers seems a naturally implanted passion, without any alloy or debasing object in its motive; we cherish them in youth, we admire them in declining years; but perhaps it is the early flowers of spring that always bring with them the greatest degree of pleasure; and our affections seem to expand at the sight of the first blossom under the sunny wall, or sheltered bank, however humble its race may be. With summer flowers we seem to live, as with our neighbors, in harmony and good order; but spring flowers are cherished as private friendships. [ G. A. Sola ]

cherished in Scrabble®

The word cherished is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters cherished:

CHERISHED
(171)
CHERISHED
(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

cherish, decries, dehisce, deicers, rehides

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word cherished

CHERISHED
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In cherished

CHERISHED
(171)
CHERISHED
(171)
CHERISHED
(114)
CHERISHED
(114)
CHERISH
(110 = 60 + 50)
CHERISH
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CHERISH
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cherished in Words With Friends™

The word cherished is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters cherished:

CHERISHED
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

cherish, decries, dehisce, deicers, rehides

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word cherished

CHERISHED
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In cherished

CHERISHED
(189)
CHERISHED
(114)
CHERISHED
(114)
CHERISH
(107 = 72 + 35)
DEHISCE
(104 = 69 + 35)
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(101 = 66 + 35)
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Words containing the sequence cherished

Words that start with cherished (1 word)

Words with cherished in them (1 word)

Words that end with cherished (2 words)

Word Growth involving cherished

Shorter words in cherished

he her cherish

is cherish

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Longer words containing cherished

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