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warehousea large building where goods are stored

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a large building where goods are stored

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈwerhaʊs/

Korean meaning: 창고, 저장소

Korean pronunciation: 웨어-하우스 (강세: 웨어)

Example Sentences

  • The online shopping warehouse is so big that workers ride bicycles to get around!
  • Our school cafeteria looks like a food warehouse with all those lunch boxes.
  • Amazon operates massive warehouses to fulfill customer orders quickly.

warehouse

NOUN

//ˈwerhaʊs//

a large building where goods are stored

warehouse concept
💡 Concept

Large building storing goods and inventory

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warehouse rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

From warehouse to powerhouse, beyond just a storehouse!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈwerhaʊs/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈweəhaʊs/

🌳Etymology

Rootware
Suffix-house

Origin

From Middle English, combining 'ware' (goods or merchandise) derived from Old English 'waru', and 'house' from Old English 'hūs'. The term emerged in the 14th-15th centuries to describe a building for storing merchandise.

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🎵Rhyme

storehousepowerhouseclearing house
storehouse
powerhouse
clearing house

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The online shopping warehouse is so big that workers ride bicycles to get around!

😄 Fun example

Our school cafeteria looks like a food warehouse with all those lunch boxes.

Amazon operates massive warehouses to fulfill customer orders quickly.

The furniture warehouse offers great deals during weekend sales.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

storehousedepotrepositorystorage facilitystockroom

Antonyms

retail storeshowroom

Related

inventorylogisticsdistributionstoragegoods