noun
storehouse
STAW-hows
noun
1
A building used to keep goods or supplies.
"Grain was kept in a storehouse through the winter months."
2
A rich source of something, especially knowledge.
"The old librarian was a storehouse of local history."
How to Use Storehouse
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA place (or person) where a large amount of something is kept and can be drawn on.
Common pairings
storehouse of knowledge
storehouse of grain
Word Forms
storehoused past tense, storehouses plural, storehouses singular
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Etymology
From store plus house.