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toolhouse

toolhouse

1 4.8
A small building where you keep tools
  • noun
  • /ˈtuːlˌhaʊs/
: cobertizo de herramientas
  • After finishing the project, she returned the tools to the toolhouse for safekeeping.

Examples

  • Toolhouse is on fire.

  • He stored all his gardening equipment in the toolhouse at the back of his yard.

  • You know Mr. Breckenridge has a special room in the toolhouse for guests.

  • The toolhouse was filled with various tools for woodworking and gardening.

Synonyms

shed
vstoolhouse
155 1.0

A small simple building in a garden for storing tools

is specifically for storing equipment rather than general shelter
storehouse
vstoolhouse
9 3.1

A building where goods are kept for later use

is small and focused on equipment storage rather than large general goods storage
toolshed
vstoolhouse
4 1.3

A small building in a garden where you keep tools

is used for storing equipment in various places not only gardens
toolroom
vstoolhouse
1 4.0

A room in a workshop where workers keep and fix tools

is a separate building used mainly for simple storage not repair work

How Big

warehouse
384 1.4
workshop
67 2.3
garage
829 1.0
toolhouse
1 4.8

Surface Forms

toolhouse singular
toolhouses plural

Morphology

toolhouse = tool + house (transparent) = tool + house

Direct compound of two common nouns; meaning 'a small building for storing tools' follows straightforwardly from its parts.

Etymology

The word toolhouse is a simple combination of tool and house, literally a 'house for tools', and a helpful way to remember it is to think of a small building just for your shovels and rakes. That's why toolhouse means a small shed or building where you store and protect your tools.