Home › Words › B › bookhousebookhouse/ˈbʊkˌhaʊs/bookhouse · noun — A repository for books; a library; a store of books.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).bookhouse is pronounced /ˈbʊkˌhaʊs/.EtymologyFrom book + house, probably as a calque of Old English bōchūs (“library, bookhouse”), whence Middle English bochous (“library”), which had eventually fallen into disuse.nounA repository for books; a library; a store of books.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bookhoard 68% match — collection of books, library vs bookhouse →bookroom 64% match — A room in which books are kept; a library. vs bookhouse →bookstore 63% match — A store where books are bought and sold. vs bookhouse →bookshop 62% match — A shop that sells books. vs bookhouse →bookhood 60% match — Knowledge of books; scholarship. vs bookhouse →woodhouse 59% match — A house or shed for storing (chopped) wood vs bookhouse →bookery 59% match — a collection of books vs bookhouse →bookshoppy 59% match — Resembling or typical of a bookshop. vs bookhouse →