warehouse C1 Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled ware’us US /ˈwɛə(ɹ)haʊs/ See IPA manual Freq #3844 Meanings 1 noun A large building for storing goods before they are sold or sent out. The online retailer ships everything from a huge warehouse outside the city. 2 verb To store goods in a warehouse. The company warehouses its stock until the holiday rush begins. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a large building for... storage warehouse Word family Forms warehousedwarehousefulwarehouseswarehousing Common collocations storage warehouse Noun + noun Etymology AI details From ware + house. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # warehouse **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈwɛə(ɹ)haʊs/ **Frequency rank:** 3844 ## Meanings 1. A large building for storing goods before they are sold or sent out. 2. To store goods in a warehouse. ## Examples - The online retailer ships everything from a huge warehouse outside the city. - The company warehouses its stock until the holiday rush begins. ## Etymology From ware + house. ## AI Etymology Warehouse is from ware + house. In present-day use, it can mean a large building for storing goods before they are sold or sent out, or to store goods in a warehouse. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown