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storehouse.

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

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈstɔː(ɹ)haʊs/

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

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

    broadly · figuratively
    This old book is a genuine storehouse of useful cooking tips.

  3. A mass or quantity laid up.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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.

verb/ˈstɔː(ɹ)haʊs/

  1. To lay up in store.

    transitive
    the mental storehousing of information
Where this word comes from

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.

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