storehouse

CEFRB2

/ˈstɔː(ɹ)haʊs/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A building used for storing goods.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A mass or quantity laid up.

Examples

  • In the criminals' storehouse, the authorities found pallets upon pallets of stolen goods.

  • The rebels began distributing food and clothing from the storehouse to the locals.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A single location or resource where a large quantity of something can be found.

  2. A building for keeping goods of any kind, especially provisions.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To lay up in store.

More examples

In context

  • This old book is a genuine storehouse of useful cooking tips.

  • the mental storehousing of information

  • Three days passed. Carrados was not unendurably bored, for his mind was an inexhaustible storehouse […]

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From store + house.