storehouse

  • 1Storehouse — Store house , n. 1. A building for keeping goods of any kind, especially provisions; a magazine; a repository; a warehouse. [1913 Webster] Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto Egyptians. Gen. xli. 56. [1913 Webster] The Scripture of… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2storehouse — ► NOUN 1) a building used for storing goods. 2) a repository: an enormous storehouse of facts …

    English terms dictionary

  • 3storehouse — index bank, cache (storage place), depository, repository, reserve, store (depository), treasury Bur …

    Law dictionary

  • 4storehouse — mid 14c., from STORE (Cf. store) (n.) + HOUSE (Cf. house) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 5storehouse — [stôr′hous΄] n. a place where things are stored; esp., a warehouse …

    English World dictionary

  • 6storehouse — [[t]stɔ͟ː(r)haʊs[/t]] storehouses 1) N COUNT A storehouse is a building in which things, usually food, are stored. Some of the cottages were still lived in by old folk; others had been turned into barns and storehouses. 2) N COUNT: usu N of n… …

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  • 7storehouse — store|house [ˈsto:haus US ˈsto:r ] n 1.) storehouse of information/memories etc something that contains a lot of information etc ▪ The local archives service offers a storehouse of material. 2.) old fashioned a building where things are stored =… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8storehouse — UK [ˈstɔː(r)ˌhaʊs] / US [ˈstɔrˌhaʊs] noun [countable] Word forms storehouse : singular storehouse plural storehouses 1) old fashioned a building or room where things are stored 2) a large quantity, supply, or collection …

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  • 9storehouse —   Hale ho āhu, hale ahu waiwai, hale ukana, hale papa a, waihona; olowalu (as for chief s property).     To serve as a storehouse, to convert into a storehouse, ho ohale papa a …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 10storehouse — noun Date: 14th century 1. a building for storing goods (as provisions) ; magazine, warehouse 2. an abundant supply or source ; repository < a storehouse of information > …

    New Collegiate Dictionary