What does storehouse mean?
Storehouse means A building for keeping goods of any kind, especially provisions..
Storehouse
/ˈstɔː(ɹ)haʊs/ · noun
Meaning
A building for keeping goods of any kind, especially provisions..
Definitions by Sense
- A building for keeping goods of any kind, especially provisions.
- (figurative, by extension) A single location or resource where a large quantity of something can be found.
- (obsolete) A mass or quantity laid up.
- (transitive) To lay up in store.
Example Sentences
Jacobsen's theory about the empty storehouse is still valid, for a myth never has one meaning only; a myth is a polyphonic fugue of many voices.
This old book is a genuine storehouse of useful cooking tips.
Three days passed. Carrados was not unendurably bored, for his mind was an inexhaustible storehouse […]
To most people, the huge ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland are merely water that once was snow. To glaciologists and climatologists, they are storehouses of the Earth's former atmospheres.
enrich the storehouse of his powerfull wit
the mental storehousing of information
Synonyms for storehouse
Antonyms for storehouse
Related Words
Word Forms
- storehouses
- store-house
- storehousing
- storehoused
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for storehouse?
Common synonyms include magazine, repository, warehouse, depot.
What is the opposite of storehouse?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use storehouse in a sentence?
Jacobsen's theory about the empty storehouse is still valid, for a myth never has one meaning only; a myth is a polyphonic fugue of many voices.
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