Meaning & use
storehouses
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“storehouses” is a form of “storehouse”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meanings
nounplural
Buildings where large amounts of goods or supplies are kept.
Grammar: Plural of 'storehouse'; the singular takes a singular verb: The storehouse is full.
Patterns
- a storehouse of something
- storehouses of grain
- build a storehouse
The old storehouses near the harbor are now used for grain.
They filled the storehouses with rice before the rainy season.
Several storehouses were destroyed in the fire.
nounpluralfigurative
Places or sources that hold a very large amount of something, such as information or memories.
Grammar: Used figuratively; often followed by 'of' plus a noun.
Patterns
- a storehouse of knowledge
- a storehouse of memories
- a storehouse of information
The library is a storehouse of knowledge about the town's history.
Her letters are storehouses of memories from the war years.
The database acts as a storehouse of patient records.
Word forms
| singular | storehouse |
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Common combinations
- a storehouse of knowledge
- The professor is a storehouse of knowledge about ancient Rome.
- a storehouse of information
- The archive is a storehouse of information for local historians.
- build a storehouse
- The farmers built a storehouse for their grain.
- fill the storehouses
- They filled the storehouses before winter arrived.
- grain storehouses
- The grain storehouses stood beside the railway line.
- a storehouse for something
- The shed serves as a storehouse for tools and seeds.
Synonyms and how they differ
- warehouse
- A warehouse is usually a large commercial building for goods, while a storehouse can be smaller or used figuratively.
- depot
- A depot is a place where vehicles or supplies are kept, often for transport, not just for storage.
- repository
- Repository is more formal and often refers to a place or system that holds information or records.
Word family
- storehouse noun
- The singular form: a building or source where things are kept.
- store verb
- To keep something for later use.
- storage noun
- The act or space of keeping things.
Commonly confused: storehouses or store houses?
storehouses vs store houses
This is a verb phrase meaning to keep houses safe or to put things into houses, not the plural noun.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'storehouses' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Storehouses' is a plural noun, so it fits as the object of 'built'. Option 1 uses it as a verb, which is not standard; option 2 uses it without an object; option 3 uses a plural noun with a singular verb.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “storehouses”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.