storehouse

[ stawr-hous, stohr- ]

/ ˈstɔrˌhaʊs, ˈstoʊr- /

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noun, plural store·hous·es [stawr-hou-ziz, stohr-] /ˈstɔrˌhaʊ zɪz, ˈstoʊr-/.

a building in which things are stored.

any repository or source of abundant supplies, as of facts or knowledge.

Nearby words

store card, store of value, store-bought, storecard, storefront, storehouse, storekeeper, storeroom, stores, stores ledger, storewide

Origin of storehouse

First recorded in 1300–50, storehouse is from the Middle English word storhous. See store, house

SYNONYMS FOR storehouse

1 warehouse, depot.

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Examples from the Web for storehouse

With her projects on Fox, on late-night TV, and now with Burnett, Palin is building up a storehouse of gripping stories.
Palin's Reality TV Makeover|Lee Siegel|March 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
These trade goods they kept in a storehouse made of wattle and daub.
Mrs. Warren's Daughter|Sir Harry Johnston
If that storehouse caught, it would certainly make a hot and dangerous blaze.
Dave Porter in the Gold Fields|Edward Stratemeyer
He left corn sown and springing high, and some food in the storehouse.
Pioneers of the Old South|Mary Johnston

And still to-day the function of the library as a storehouse is most important.
The Library and Society|Various
A jetty and storehouse, where goods are landed and kept dry, have recently been provided just below Poolewe church.
Gairloch In North-West Ross-Shire|John H. Dixon, F.S.A. Scot

British Dictionary definitions for storehouse

storehouse

/ (ˈstɔːˌhaʊs) /

noun

a place where things are stored

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