Word
storehouse
Phoneticsstore·house, stress on the first syllable
US/ˈstɔɹˌhaʊs/
UK/stˈɔːhaʊs/
Countable noun
Definition
n. a large building where people keep food, goods, or supplies until they need them. You also use it for a rich source of ideas or knowledge.
n. a building or facility for storing goods, provisions, or materials for future use. Often extended figuratively to a rich source or reserve of information, examples, or ideas.
Examples
“The farm uses the old barn as a storehouse.”
“The community food bank turned its basement into a storehouse for rice, oil, and canned goods.”
“The library serves as a vast storehouse of local history, preserving letters, maps, and photographs that trace the town's growth over two centuries.”
Examples
simple
“The farm uses the old barn as a storehouse.”
contextual
“The community food bank turned its basement into a storehouse for rice, oil, and canned goods.”
complex
“The library serves as a vast storehouse of local history, preserving letters, maps, and photographs that trace the town's growth over two centuries.”
Collocations
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word “storehouse” in context.
Verb
01. build storehouse
“The community worked together to build a storehouse for the harvest.”
verb + noun
02. storehouse contains
“The storehouse contains enough grain to feed the village for a year.”
noun + verb
03. tap into storehouse
“The author tapped into a storehouse of childhood memories for her novel.”
verb + prep + noun
Adjective
04. central storehouse
“All supplies are kept in a central storehouse before distribution.”
adj + noun
05. rich storehouse
“The internet is a rich storehouse of information for researchers.”
adj + noun
06. vast storehouse
“The library serves as a vast storehouse of ancient manuscripts.”
adj + noun
Noun
07. storehouse of information
“This database is a massive storehouse of information for scientists.”
noun + prep + noun
08. storehouse of knowledge
“The professor is a walking storehouse of knowledge on medieval history.”
noun + prep + noun
09. a storehouse of ideas
“His journals are a storehouse of ideas for future projects.”
10. act as a storehouse
“The brain acts as a storehouse for all our past experiences.”
Real-World Examples
“Kate Parsons, Director of Collections Care and Access, shows a dress designed and made by Cristóbal Balenciag in 1954, at the V&A Storehouse in London, Thursday, June 5, 2025.” “On a table in a study room at the new V&A East Storehouse, a silk-embroidered Alexander McQueen dress decorated with Hieronymus Bosch paintings has been laid out for me to see intimately.” “In Canada, CNOOC gains control of Nexen's Long Lake oil sands project in the oil-rich province of Alberta, as well as billions of barrels of reserves in the world's third-largest crude storehouse - the oil sands in the province of Alberta.” Etymology
From store + house.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Word family
NOUN
- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.B2 FirstIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.5.5–6.5TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 4.0–4.572–94TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.785–944
- Frequency
- Occasional
- Level
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
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