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toolhouse

toolhouse

4.8
A small building where you keep tools
  • noun
  • /ˈtuːlˌhaʊs/
translation icon : 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
159 1.0

A small simple building in a garden for storing tools

is specifically for storing equipment rather than general shelter
storehouse
vstoolhouse
10 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
1 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
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
332 1.4
workshop
61 2.3
garage
614 1.0
toolhouse
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.