storeroom
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1.8
- noun
- /ˈstɔˌroʊm/
- The supplies are kept in the storeroom until they are needed for the next project.
- a kitchen storeroom
- a small storeroom
- a large storeroom
Examples
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She discovered a box of old toys in the storeroom that she had forgotten about.
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Part of that lowest level was comprised of storerooms that had once held huge quantities of supplies.
Fiction book (1992) -
It's in my storeroom at home.
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The fire was started in the storeroom.
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Maybe it's in the storeroom.
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Now, this is the storeroom.
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It's from the storeroom, Ma'am.
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Mohammed, take this to the storeroom.
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Nobody's going to find us hiding in the storeroom.
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One or more side rooms served as storerooms, a kitchen, and places for other domestic tasks.
Academic text (2006)
Synonyms
731
1.0
A small space for keeping clothes and other things
399
1.0
A place where people keep things until they need them
81
1.0
A small room or cupboard in a house where people keep food and dishes
33
1.6
A room where you keep things you do not use often
25
1.6
A place where you keep things in a house, box, or phone
12
1.0
A small cupboard or room to keep cleaning tools like brooms and mops
11
2.0
A small room where people keep office and cleaning supplies
9
2.8
A room in a shop or business where extra goods are kept until needed
9
3.2
A room at the back of a building used for storage or private work
4
7.7
A small room or cupboard for keeping food
3
2.8
A room in a shop where staff keep extra goods before they go on sale
1
7.7
A space on a ship or vehicle for keeping supplies
1
9.9
A small room near the kitchen where drinks and preserves are made and stored
1
4.0
A room in a workshop where workers keep and fix tools
1
7.9
A room where people keep old or unused furniture and boxes
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Etymology
Storeroom is made of store (to 'keep' or a place for goods) and room (a 'space'). So, a storeroom is a space where you keep extra things or supplies that are not in use.