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

• 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

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

The images were harvested from the Freep's storehouse of photo negatives and brought to life after decades to be published here for the first time. —Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 7 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