storeroom

noun

store·​room ˈstȯr-ˌrüm How to pronounce storeroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
1
: a room or space for the storing of goods or supplies
2

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Kitchens, great halls, bedchambers, and storerooms are all recreated in situ, each meticulously curated to provide context and meaning. Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025 Noel would pen several songs in the storeroom that would appear on Oasis' 1994 debut album Definitely Maybe. Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025 Items found in the building’s storerooms also indicate that the reoccupation of Pompeii was likely more permanent than transitory, Zuchtriegel said. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025 And Floria most certainly doesn’t indulge in any of the hanky-panky in elevators and storerooms of the kind that the randy staffers in Grey’s Anatomy wallow in. Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for storeroom

Word History

First Known Use

1685, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of storeroom was in 1685

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“Storeroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storeroom. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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storeroom

noun
store·​room -ˌrüm How to pronounce storeroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a room for the storing of goods or supplies

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