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All repository synonyms

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noun repository

  • mine — an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
  • humidor — a container or storage room for cigars or other preparations of tobacco, fitted with means for keeping the tobacco suitably moist.
  • museum — a building or place where works of art, scientific specimens, or other objects of permanent value are kept and displayed.
  • file — a powder made from the ground leaves of the sassafras tree, used as a thickener and to impart a pungent taste to soups, gumbos, and other dishes.
  • jeroboam — the first king of the Biblical kingdom of the Hebrews in N Palestine.
  • cauldron — A cauldron is a very large, round metal pot used for cooking over a fire. In stories and fairy tales, a cauldron is used by witches for their spells.
  • closet — A closet is a piece of furniture with doors at the front and shelves inside, which is used for storing things.
  • discount house — Also called discount store. a store that sells much of its merchandise at a price below the usual price.
  • five-and-ten — Also called five-and-ten-cent store [fahyv-uh n-ten-sent] /ˈfaɪv ənˈtɛnˌsɛnt/ (Show IPA), five-and-dime [fahyv-uh n-dahym] /ˈfaɪv ənˈdaɪm/ (Show IPA), dime store, ten-cent store. a store offering a wide assortment of inexpensive items, formerly costing five or ten cents, for personal and household use.
  • ambry — a recessed cupboard in the wall of a church near the altar, used to store sacred vessels, etc
  • cupboard — A cupboard is a piece of furniture that has one or two doors, usually contains shelves, and is used to store things. In British English, cupboard refers to all kinds of furniture like this. In American English, closet is usually used instead to refer to larger pieces of furniture.
  • magazine — a publication that is issued periodically, usually bound in a paper cover, and typically contains essays, stories, poems, etc., by many writers, and often photographs and drawings, frequently specializing in a particular subject or area, as hobbies, news, or sports.
  • chain store — A chain store is one of several similar shops that are owned by the same person or company, especially one that sells a variety of things.
  • discount store — Also called discount store. a store that sells much of its merchandise at a price below the usual price.
  • hod — a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
  • granary — a storehouse or repository for grain, especially after it has been threshed or husked.
  • carafe — A carafe is a glass container in which you serve water or wine.
  • magnum — a large wine bottle having a capacity of two ordinary bottles or 1.5 liters (1.6 quarts).
  • fund — a supply of money or pecuniary resources, as for some purpose: a fund for his education; a retirement fund.
  • exchequer — A royal or national treasury.
  • drop-off — a vertical or very steep descent: The trail has a drop-off of several hundred feet.
  • canister — A canister is a strong metal container. It is used to hold gases or chemical substances.
  • hods — a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
  • booth — A booth is a small area separated from a larger public area by screens or thin walls where, for example, people can make a telephone call or vote in private.
  • carrel — A carrel is a desk with low walls on three sides, at which a student can work in private, especially in a library.
  • cache — A cache is a quantity of things such as weapons that have been hidden.
  • bank — A bank is a building where a bank offers its services.
  • cote — a small shelter for pigeons, sheep, etc
  • container — A container is something such as a box or bottle that is used to hold or store things in.
  • depository — A depository is a place where objects can be stored safely.
  • entrepot — Alternative spelling of entrepôt.
  • wastebasket — a standing basket for wastepaper, small items of trash, etc.
  • coffer — A coffer is a large strong chest used for storing valuable objects such as money or gold and silver.
  • archives — Usually, archives. documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation.
  • clothespress — a closet, wardrobe, or chest in which to keep clothes
  • argosy — a large abundantly laden merchant ship, or a fleet of such ships
  • depot — A depot is a place where large amounts of raw materials, equipment, arms, or other supplies are kept until they are needed.
  • countinghouse — a building, room, or office used for keeping books and transacting business
  • dispensary — a place where something is dispensed, especially medicines.
  • hopperEdward, 1882–1967, U.S. painter and etcher.
  • drugstore — the place of business of a druggist, usually also selling cosmetics, stationery, toothpaste, mouthwash, cigarettes, etc., and sometimes soft drinks and light meals.
  • bursary — A bursary is a sum of money which is given to someone to allow them to study in a college or university.
  • firkin — a British unit of capacity usually equal to a quarter of a barrel.
  • fort knox — (William) Frank(lin) 1874–1944, U.S. publisher and government official.
  • arsenal — An arsenal is a large collection of weapons and military equipment held by a country, group, or person.
  • well — in a good or satisfactory manner: Business is going well.
  • alembic — an obsolete type of retort used for distillation
  • deli — A deli is a shop or part of a shop that sells food such as cheese and cold meat. Deli is an abbreviation for 'delicatessen'.
  • athenaeum — an institution for the promotion of learning
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