treasure-house

noun

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as in storehouse

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  1. storehouse
  2. repository
  3. armory
Noun
  • Altogether, about 14,000 cells sit beneath the occupied cabin, each one a tiny storehouse of energy, heat, and potential trouble.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Few literary novelists are as obsessed with the past—as a place, an archive, and a storehouse.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of storehouse
Noun
  • According to Jewish tradition, worn out sacred texts can’t be casually discarded; instead, they are stored in a geniza, a repository usually located within a synagogue or buried at a Jewish cemetery.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The former approach builds geological repositories by blasting and digging massive underground tunnels, shafts, and caverns.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of repository
Noun
  • Zeughauskeller, set inside a former armory, is another classic spot that serves Swiss staples like rösti.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Now, officers can enjoy the convenience of the new headquarters’ training facilities, including an armory and a 50-yard gun range with shooting targets that can move around and enough space to bring in cars to train for different scenarios.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of armory
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