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Granary

A storehouse or repository for grain, esp. after it is thrashed or husked; a cornbouse; also (Fig.), a region fertile in grain.

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Crib 76% connected

A manger or rack; a feeding place for animals.

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Depot 76% connected

A place of deposit for the storing of goods; a warehouse; a storehouse.

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Entrepot 76% connected

A warehouse; a magazine for depositing goods, stores, etc.; a mart or place where merchandise is deposited; as, an entrepot for shipping goods in tra…

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Storage 76% connected

The act of depositing in a store or warehouse for safe keeping; also, the safe keeping of goods in a warehouse.

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Store 76% connected

That which is accumulated, or massed together; a source from which supplies may be drawn; hence, an abundance; a great quantity, or a great number.

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Storehouse 76% connected

A building for keeping goods of any kind, especially provisions; a magazine; a repository; a warehouse.

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Garner 74% connected

A granary; a building or place where grain is stored for preservation.

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Garner 74% connected

A granary; a building or place where grain is stored for preservation.

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Garner 92% connected

A granary; a building or place where grain is stored for preservation.

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