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store

UK/stɔː/ US/stɔɹ/ common

noun

1.

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

  • “he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod”
Synonyms
2.

a supply of something available for future use

  • “he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars”
Synonyms
3.

an electronic memory device

  • “a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached”
4.

a depository for goods

  • “storehouses were built close to the docks”

verb

1.

keep or lay aside for future use

  • “store grain for the winter”
  • “The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn”
2.

find a place for and put away for storage

  • “where should we stow the vegetables?”
  • “I couldn”

Phrases

  • store away Terms derived from the verb "store
  • store up Terms derived from the verb "store
  • warm store Terms derived from the verb "store

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