storeroom

Meanings

1. 1nouncountable

   A room used for keeping supplies, equipment, or other items.

   Grammar: It is a countable noun: a storeroom, two storerooms.

   Patterns

   • in the storeroom
   • a storeroom for something
   • keep something in a storeroom

   The school keeps extra desks and chairs in the storeroom.

   She went to the storeroom to fetch more paper for the printer.

   The storeroom is at the back of the building, next to the kitchen.

2. 2nouncountable

   A room in a house or building where food and household goods are kept.

   Grammar: Often used for a room near the kitchen in older houses.

   Patterns

   • a storeroom off the kitchen
   • the storeroom shelves
   • stock the storeroom

   The old farmhouse has a cool storeroom for keeping apples and vegetables.

   We stocked the storeroom with canned goods before winter.

   The storeroom shelves were full of jars and boxes.

Word forms

Common combinations

in the storeroom

The cleaning supplies are in the storeroom.

storeroom shelves

The storeroom shelves need to be dusted.

keep something in a storeroom

They keep the holiday decorations in a storeroom in the basement.

storeroom key

I left the storeroom key on the hook by the door.

Synonyms and how they differ

stockroom

Stockroom is very similar but is used more for a room where goods for sale are kept, especially in a shop or business.

storage room

Storage room is a more general term and can refer to any room used for storage, including a rented unit.

pantry

Pantry usually means a small room for food and dishes, while a storeroom can hold many kinds of things.

Commonly confused: storeroom or store room?

Practice

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