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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.

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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Words nearby storehouse

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

Example sentences 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