store
/stɔr/
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Also a verb
Meaning
A retail establishment where merchandise is sold to customers.
She stopped by the grocery store to pick up fresh produce for dinner.
Are any department stores still open in the mall after eight?
A supply or reserve of items kept ready for future need.
The family built up a reliable store of nonperishable food before the winter storm.
What stores of drinking water do we have left in the basement?
Collocations
- grocery store
- department store
- convenience store
- store manager
- store hours
- vast store
Synonyms
- shop
- boutique
- reserve
- stockpile
Idioms
in store
Waiting to happen or prepared for the future.
Nobody knows what surprising changes the upcoming year has in store.
Meaning
To keep or accumulate something in a specific place for future use.
He stores his winter clothes in large plastic containers under the bed.
Have you stored all the digital files on an external hard drive?
How it's used
- store emergency supplies in the pantry
“store it there.”
They store seasonal equipment in the shed.
Collocations
- store data
- store away
Synonyms
- keep
- stash
Antonyms
Idioms
set great store by
To place high value or importance on something.
My grandfather sets great store by punctuality in professional matters.