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Meaning of STOREHOUSE

Pronunciation:  'stowr`haws

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks"
 
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 Synonyms: depot, entrepot, storage, store
 
 See Also: deposit, depository, garner, granary, magazine, powder magazine, powder store, railhead, repository, storage warehouse, treasure house, warehouse

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Store"house`\, n.
1. A building for keeping goods of any kind, especially
   provisions; a magazine; a repository; a warehouse.
         Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto
         Egyptians.                            --Gen. xli.
                                               56.
         The Scripture of God is a storehouse abounding with
         estimable treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
                                               --Hooker.
2. A mass or quality laid up. [Obs.] --Spenser.
 
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