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

As for Ross, after filing his taxes for 2017, he still had a storehouse of tax losses that ProPublica estimates exceeded $440 million.

From ProPublica

No signs of centralized power, such as palaces or storehouses, accompany those sites.

From Science News

Countries and companies doing business with China could be required to use the digital RMB—giving Beijing an unprecedented storehouse of business data.

From Time

With her projects on Fox, on late-night TV, and now with Burnett, Palin is building up a storehouse of gripping stories.

From The Daily Beast

I ask for half a dozen projectors or so in every school, and for a well-stocked storehouse of films.

From Project Gutenberg

On such a night all India seems to be dead as a land but tremendously alive as a storehouse of insects, animals, and reptiles.

From Project Gutenberg

She instructed Bessie that prayer, good reading, and meditation are the keys to use to unlock God's great storehouse of blessings.

From Project Gutenberg

All testified to the importance attached to Corstopitum as a storehouse and distributing centre.

From Project Gutenberg

This establishment consisted of a large barn and storehouse, with two long wings in the rear.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• depot
• warehouse