storehouse C2+ Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction Also spelled store-house US /ˈstɔrˌhaʊs/ UK /ˈstɔːˌhaʊs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a building or repository where goods are stored The grain storehouse stood full ahead of the long winter. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a building or repository... warehousedepotrepositorystoredepositorygranarymagazine Word family Related forms storehouse Etymology AI details A compound of 'store' (via Old French 'estor', from Latin 'instaurare', to restore, provide) and 'house' (Old English 'hūs'). instaurare Latin hūs Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Tools, Machines & Construction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # storehouse **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈstɔrˌhaʊs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈstɔːˌhaʊs/ ## Meanings 1. a building or repository where goods are stored ## Examples - The grain storehouse stood full ahead of the long winter. ## Synonyms - warehouse - depot - repository - store - depository - granary - magazine ## Related Forms - store - house ## Roots and Affixes - Root: instaurare - Root: hūs ## Etymology A compound of 'store' (via Old French 'estor', from Latin 'instaurare', to restore, provide) and 'house' (Old English 'hūs'). ## AI Etymology Storehouse is a compound of 'store' (via Old French 'estor', from Latin 'instaurare', to restore, provide) and 'house' (Old English 'hūs'). Important recorded forms include instaurare (Latin) and hūs (Old English). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers a building or repository where goods are stored. The wider family includes related words such as store and house. ## Topics - Tools, Machines & Construction markdown