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    STOREHOUSE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A depository for goodsplay

    Example:

    storehouses were built close to the docks

    Synonyms:

    depot; entrepot; storage; store; storehouse

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("storehouse" is a kind of...):

    deposit; depositary; depository; repository (a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "storehouse"):

    dump (a place where supplies can be stored)

    garner; granary (a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed)

    magazine; powder magazine; powder store (a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored)

    railhead (a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution)

    treasure house (a storehouse for treasures)

    storage warehouse; warehouse (a storehouse for goods and merchandise)

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