storehouse

noun

store·​house ˈstȯr-ˌhau̇s 

1

: a building for storing goods (such as provisions) : magazine, warehouse

2

: an abundant supply or source : repository

a storehouse of information

Synonyms of storehouse

• warehouse
• repository

Examples of storehouse in a Sentence

the company has a large storehouse filled with lumber for manufacturing its line of furniture

Recent Examples on the Web

But it can easily be added to a storehouse of abstract ideas that seem, to some people, to be somehow capital-T Transcendently True. —Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025

Although that effort met resistance after the outbreak of Syria’s civil war as Israel began to regularly conduct strikes on weapons storehouses in Syria and on convoys facilitated by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran still managed to keep Hezbollah armed. —Afshon Ostovar, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2025

This storehouse effect may also explain Iranian interests. —Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025

And now Marie’s become some kind of storehouse of Vezda repellants. —Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for storehouse

• boardinghouse
• charterhouse
• clearinghouse
• coffeehouse
• customhouse
• firehouse
• meetinghouse
• motherhouse
• packinghouse
• pilothouse
• powerhouse
• slaughterhouse

Kids Definition

storehouse

noun

store·​house ˈstō(ə)r-ˌhau̇s 

ˈstȯ(ə)r-

1

: a building for storing goods

2

: a large supply : repository

a storehouse of information