warehouse
/ˈweəhaʊs/
Noun
warehouseSingular
warehousesPlural
1
A large building used for storing goods and merchandise before they are sold, distributed, or exported.
The company stores its products in a large warehouse near the port.
2
A large wholesale or retail store.
They bought furniture at a discount warehouse.
Synonym
Verb
1
To store goods or merchandise in a warehouse.
The company warehouses its products in several locations across the country.
2
To place or confine someone in a large impersonal institution.
Many elderly patients were warehoused in understaffed nursing homes.