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store
[stawr]
noun
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
a grocery.
We need bread and milk from the store.
a stall, room, floor, or building housing or suitable for housing a retail business.
a supply or stock of something, especially one for future use.
stores, supplies of food, clothing, or other requisites, as for a household, inn, or naval or military forces.
Chiefly British.a storehouse or warehouse.
quantity, especially great quantity; abundance, or plenty.
a rich store of grain.
verb (used with object)
to supply or stock with something, as for future use.
to accumulate or put away, for future use (usually followed by up oraway ).
Synonyms: , , , ,to deposit in a storehouse, warehouse, or other place for keeping.
Computers.to put or retain (data) in a memory unit.
verb (used without object)
to take in or hold supplies, goods, or articles, as for future use.
to remain fresh and usable for considerable time on being stored.
Flour stores well.
adjective
bought from a store; commercial.
a loaf of store bread.
store
/ ɔː /
verb
(tr) to keep, set aside, or accumulate for future use
(tr) to place in a warehouse, depository, etc, for safekeeping
(tr) to supply, provide, or stock
(intr) to be put into storage
computing to enter or retain (information) in a storage device
noun
an establishment for the retail sale of goods and services
( in combination )
storefront
a large supply or stock kept for future use
( as modifier )
store ship
short for department store
a storage place such as a warehouse or depository
( in combination )
storeman
the state of being stored (esp in the phrase in store )
a large amount or quantity
computing another name for memory
Also called: store pig.a pig that has not yet been weaned and weighs less than 40 kg
an animal bought lean to be fattened up for market
( as modifier )
store cattle
forthcoming or imminent
to value or reckon as important
Other Word Forms
- storer noun
- overstore verb
- substore noun
- well-stored adjective
- ˈٴǰ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of store1
Word History and Origins
Origin of store1
Idioms and Phrases
in store,
in readiness or reserve.
about to happen; imminent.
There is a great deal of trouble in store for them if they persist in their ways.
set / lay store by, to have high regard for; value; esteem.
She sets great store by good character.
Example Sentences
After an evening with the consul general, the trophy was carried a couple of miles east to a PSG pop-up store on Melrose, where it posed for more selfies than Taylor Swift.
In May, Miller reportedly directed top ICE officials to go beyond target lists and have agents make arrests at Home Depot or 7-Eleven convenience stores.
Hundreds have been arrested in the Fashion District, at car washes and at building supply stores across Los Angeles.
It was one of many such raids in South L.A. in recent days at homes, parks and businesses ranging from a car wash to grocery stores.
Not a single customer browsed at A Accessory, a store in the alley Jim Hwang has operated for more than two decades.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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