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storehouse

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈstɔː(ɹ)haʊs/
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  • CMU ARPABET: S T AO1 R HH AW2 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • (obsolete)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: magazine, repository, warehouse, depository, conservatory

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, figuratively

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A mass or quantity laid up.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To lay up in store.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • the mental storehousing of information

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a depository for goods

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • storehouses were built close to the docks

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: depot, entrepot, storage, store

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: depository, deposit, depositary, repository

Narrower terms: dump, granary, garner, magazine, powder store, powder magazine, railhead, treasure house, warehouse, storage warehouse

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *steh2-der. Proto-Indo-European *steh2u-ro- Proto-Italic *stauros Latin *staurō Latin īnstaurō Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Latin īnstaurāreder. Anglo-Norman storbor. Middle English store English store Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der.? Proto-Germanic *hūsą Proto-West Germanic *hūs Old English hūs Middle English hous English house English storehouse From store + house.

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: պահեստ (pahest) — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Bulgarian: склад (sklad) — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Bulgarian: хранилище (hranilište) — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Catalan: magatzem — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Czech: skladiště — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Dutch: pakhuis — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Finnish: varasto — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Finnish: varastorakennus — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • French: entrepôt — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • German: Lagerhaus — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • German: Lager — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Gothic: 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐍃𐍄𐍃 (bansts) — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Greek: αποθήκη (apothíki) — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Ancient Greek: ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē) — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Hungarian: tár — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Icelandic: skemma — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Icelandic: lager — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Icelandic: vöruhús — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Icelandic: pakkhús — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Ingrian: aitta — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Japanese: 倉庫 (sōko) — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Kapampangan: kamalig — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Latin: apothēca — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Macedonian: магаци́н (magacín) — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Macedonian: склад (sklad) — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Macedonian: скла́диште (skládište) — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Manchu: ᠨᠠᠮᡠᠨ (namun) — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Māori: pātengi — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Māori: pātengitengi — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Māori: pātaka — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Polish: magazyn — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Polish: skład — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Quechua: raki — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Russian: склад (sklad) — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Russian: кладова́я (kladovája) — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Russian: цейхга́уз (cejxgáuz) — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Spanish: almacén — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Swahili: ghala — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Ottoman Turkish: انبار (anbar) — building for keeping goods of any kind
  • Ottoman Turkish: مخزن (mahzen) — building for keeping goods of any kind
Real reading context

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