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| amphora |
a tall oval ceramic vessel with a narrow neck and two handles, used in ancient Greece and Rome for storage or decoration. |
| ampoule |
a small, sealable glass or plastic bulb used for sterile storage of material, esp. for subsequent analysis or hypodermic injection. |
| arsenal |
a building used for the storage or manufacture of weapons, munitions, and other military equipment; armory. [1/3 definitions] |
| bin |
a storage container or space, as for such things as firewood, foods, or coal, or for things that will eventually be discarded. [1/2 definitions] |
| bodega |
a warehouse for the storage of wine. [1/2 definitions] |
| buffet2 |
a piece of furniture with a flat top and storage shelves or drawers; sideboard. [1/4 definitions] |
| bunker |
a large storage space or bin, as for fuel on a ship. [1/5 definitions] |
| cave |
an underground storage chamber, esp. a wine cellar. [1/4 definitions] |
| cellar |
a storage room for wines. [1/4 definitions] |
| charger |
a device used to charge storage batteries. [1/3 definitions] |
| chest |
a durable box with a lid and often with a lock, used for storage or shipping. [1/4 definitions] |
| closet |
a cabinet or small room for storage, as of clothing or household goods. [1/3 definitions] |
| coatrack |
a rack or stand fitted with pegs or hooks used for the storage of garments, esp. coats and hats. |
| cold storage |
storage in a temperature-controlled, usu. refrigerated container or room, as for furs or perishable foods or drugs. |
| corm |
a thickened underground stem acting as a storage tissue and source of new leafy shoots, as in crocuses. |
| crib |
a storage bin or building, esp. for corn. [1/12 definitions] |
| cupboard |
a cabinet with shelves designed for storage of food, dishes, clothing, or the like. |
| deep-freeze |
to freeze (food) for storage. [1/2 definitions] |
| digital versatile disc |
an optical storage format for digital data, resembling a compact disc but with greater storage capacity; digital video disc; DVD. |
| digital video disc |
an optical storage format for digital data, or the physical disc that the data is stored on, resembling a compact disc but with greater storage capacity; DVD. [1/2 definitions] |
| drive |
a device that allows a computer to copy data to and from a disc, DVD, or other storage medium, consisting of a motor and heads for finding and copying data. [1/18 definitions] |
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