granary

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

garner warehouse silo storehouse breadbasket corncrib grain elevator grange garret depot armory bank arsenal depository larder
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Antonyms

chuck spend divide discharge shifting distribute
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Hypernyms

depot storage store entrepot storehouse

Hyponyms

crib

Phrases with the word

corn granary grain granary maize granary

Derivatives

Granaries

Examples

Also a new granary covered with oak shingles, and a building in which the dairy is contained, though it is divided. Source: Internet

He also turned the Baths of Diocletian into a granary in 1575. Source: Internet

A special case was Egypt, a rich 'private' domain and vital granary, where the Emperor almost inherited the theocratic status of a Pharaoh. Source: Internet

Further descriptions of the site by Joshi describe it as containing regularly spaced dwellings, a granary, a bath, a citadel, and a drainage system. Source: Internet

Beside this granary is a large heap of Murex shells, evidence that Andriake had an ongoing operation for the production of purple dye. Source: Internet

History The island's name is usually said to derive from the Latin word frumentarium, meaning "granary". Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Granados Granahan granarchist granary bread granary loaf granary tree