storehouse

[ stawr-hous, stohr- ]

noun

, plural store·hous·es [stawr, -hou-ziz, stohr, -].

1. a building in which things are stored.

   Synonyms: depot, warehouse

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

storehouse

/ ˈstɔːˌhaʊs /

noun

1. a place where things are stored

Word History and Origins

Origin of storehouse¹

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

Example Sentences

The MK Storehouse in Stacey Bushes, Milton Keynes, told the BBC it had given away 89 jumpers and 39 coats last week, which was previously "unheard of".

From BBC

The MK Storehouse was set up in 2015 by the Grand Union Vineyard Church and is supported by funding from the Milton Keynes Community Foundation.

From BBC

Hoping to learn more about Darwin’s ancient megafauna, I headed to a storehouse linked to Uruguay’s National Museum of Natural History.

From Salon

Testing the technique in fruit flies, the researchers found that 51 proteins voyaged from the animals’ muscles to their heads and 269 moved from the fat body, the insects’ main energy storehouse, to their legs.

From Science Magazine

He has a large storehouse of stories, this president, and he shared them freely during interviews with prosecutors last fall.

From New York Times

Related Words

• depot
• warehouse