store

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store

A family shops for groceries at the local store.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A place where goods are kept for future use or sale: A building, room, or facility where items are accumulated and held.
    • A retail establishment selling goods to the public: A shop or business where merchandise is offered for sale.
    • A supply or quantity of something kept for future use: A reserve or stockpile of items.
    • (Computing) A part of a computer that retains data: A memory device or the act of retaining digital information.

  2. Verb:

    • To keep or accumulate something for future use: To put aside or save items for later.
    • To put something in a specific place for safekeeping: To place items in a designated location like a warehouse, room, or container.
    • To hold or contain information or data: In computing, to retain digital data in memory.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • She went to the grocery store to buy milk. (Referring to a retail shop)
    • The company has a large store of spare parts in the warehouse. (Referring to a supply kept for use)
    • The computer's store was insufficient for the new software. (Referring to memory capacity)

  • Verb:

    • We need to store the winter clothes in the attic during summer.
    • This device can store thousands of photographs.
    • Squirrels store nuts for the winter months.
Advanced Usage
  • "In store" (idiomatic phrase): Awaiting in the future; kept ready or available.
    • We have a big surprise in store for her birthday.
  • "Set (great/little) store by something" (idiomatic phrase): To consider something as (very or not) important or valuable.
    • He sets great store by honesty in all his relationships.
Variants and Related Words
  • Storage (n): The action or method of storing goods or data; a space for storing.
    • We rented a storage unit for our furniture.
  • Storable (adj): Capable of being stored.
    • Rice is a storable food item.
  • Restore (v): To bring back or re-establish (note: this is a distinct word, not a variant of 'store', but shares the root related to 'placing back').
Synonyms
  • Noun (Shop): Shop, outlet, market.
  • Noun (Supply): Stock, reserve, hoard, cache.
  • Verb: Keep, save, stockpile, accumulate, deposit.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Store away: To put something aside for a long time.
    • She decided to store away her grandmother's china.
  • Store up: To accumulate or gather a supply of something.
    • It's wise to store up non-perishable food for emergencies.
Related Idioms
  • Mind like a steel trap: (Implies excellent memory, related to the concept of storing information) Having a very retentive memory or quick understanding.
    • The lawyer has a mind like a steel trap; she remembers every detail.
  • Lay up in store: To save or accumulate for future needs.
    • The wise ant lays up store for the winter.
store

A family shops for groceries at the local store.

Noun
  1. a depository for goods
    • storehouses were built close to the docks
  2. an electronic memory device
    • a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached
  3. a supply of something available for future use
    • he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars
  4. a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
    • he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod
Verb
  1. find a place for and put away for storage
    • where should we stow the vegetables?
    • I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some
  2. keep or lay aside for future use
    • store grain for the winter
    • The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat

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