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Noun (4 meanings)
Example:
- “he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod”
store is a type of:
- mercantile establishment, retail store, sales outlet, outlet (noun) - a place of business for retailing goods
types of store:
- bakery, bakeshop, bakehouse (noun) - a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
- barbershop (noun) - a shop where men can get their hair cut
- bazaar, bazar (noun) - a shop where a variety of goods are sold
- betting shop (noun) - a licensed bookmaker's shop that is not at the race track
- bodega (noun) - a small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries
- bookshop, bookstore, bookstall (noun) - a shop where books are sold
- booth (noun) - a small shop at a fair
- boutique, dress shop (noun) - a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry
- building supply store, building supply house (noun) - a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures
- butcher shop, meat market (noun) - a shop in which meat and poultry (and sometimes fish) are sold
- canteen (noun) - sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc.
- chain store (noun) - one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise
- cleaners, dry cleaners (noun) - shop where dry cleaning is done
- clothing store, haberdashery, haberdashery store, mens store (noun) - a store where men's clothes are sold
- commissary (noun) - a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)
- computer store (noun) - a store that sells computers to the small businessperson or personal user
- confectionery, confectionary, candy store (noun) - a confectioner's shop
- convenience store (noun) - a store selling a limited variety of food and pharmaceutical items
- delicatessen, deli, food shop (noun) - a shop selling ready-to-eat food products
- drugstore, apothecary's shop, chemist's, chemist's shop, pharmacy (noun) - a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold
- florist, florist shop, flower store (noun) - a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold
- gift shop, novelty shop (noun) - a shop that sells miscellaneous articles appropriate as gifts
- hardware store, ironmonger, ironmonger's shop (noun) - a store selling hardware
- head shop (noun) - a shop specializing in articles of interest to drug users
- junk shop (noun) - a shop that sells cheap secondhand goods
- millinery, hat shop (noun) - shop selling women's hats
- outfitter (noun) - a shop that provides equipment for some specific purpose
- package store, liquor store, off-licence (noun) - a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere
- pawnbroker's shop, pawnshop, loan office (noun) - a shop where loans are made with personal property as security
- perfumery (noun) - store where perfumes are sold
- pet shop (noun) - a shop where pet animals can be purchased
- pizzeria, pizza shop, pizza parlor (noun) - a shop where pizzas are made and sold
- repair shop, fix-it shop (noun) - a shop specializing in repairs and maintenance
- salon, beauty salon, beauty parlor, beauty parlour, beauty shop (noun) - a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work
- shoe shop, shoe-shop, shoe store (noun) - a shop where shoes are sold
- specialty store (noun) - a store that sells only one kind of merchandise
- thriftshop, second-hand store (noun) - a shop that sells secondhand goods at reduced prices
- tobacco shop, tobacconist shop, tobacconist (noun) - a shop that sells pipes and pipe tobacco and cigars and cigarettes
- toyshop (noun) - shop where toys are sold
parts of store:
- shopfront, storefront (noun) - the front side of a store facing the street
store is derivationally related to:
Example:
- “he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars”
store is a type of:
- accumulation (noun) - (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation
types of store:
- hoard, cache, stash (noun) - a secret store of valuables or money
- infrastructure, base (noun) - the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
- issue, military issue, government issue (noun) - supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government
- provision (noun) - a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)
- seed stock (noun) - a supply of seeds (or tubers) reserved for planting
store is derivationally related to:
- to stock, carry, stockpile (verb) - have on hand
- to stock (verb) - provide or furnish with a stock of something
- to stock, buy in, stock up (verb) - amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use
- to stock (verb) - supply with fish
- stocker (noun) - a domestic animal (especially a young steer or heifer) kept as stock until fattened or matured and suitable for a breeding establishment
- stockist (noun) - one (as a retailer or distributor) that stocks goods
- to store, hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away (verb) - keep or lay aside for future use
3. an electronic memory device.
memory, computer memory, storage, computer storage, store, memory board
Example:
- “a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached”
store is a type of:
- hardware, computer hardware (noun) - (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
- memory device, storage device (noun) - a device that preserves information for retrieval
types of store:
- non-volatile storage, nonvolatile storage (noun) - computer storage that is not lost when the power is turned off
- read-only memory, ROM, read-only storage, fixed storage (noun) - (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
- real storage (noun) - the main memory in a virtual memory system
- scratchpad (noun) - (computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information
- virtual memory, virtual storage (noun) - (computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory
- volatile storage (noun) - computer storage that is erased when the power is turned off
store is a part of:
- computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system (noun) - a machine for performing calculations automatically
parts of store:
- register (noun) - (computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind
4. a depository for goods.
Example:
- “storehouses were built close to the docks”
store is a type of:
- depository, deposit, depositary, repository (noun) - a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
types of store:
- dump (noun) - a place where supplies can be stored
- granary, garner (noun) - a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed
- magazine, powder store, powder magazine (noun) - a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored
- railhead (noun) - a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution
- treasure house (noun) - a storehouse for treasures
- warehouse, storage warehouse (noun) - a storehouse for goods and merchandise
store is derivationally related to:
- to store (verb) - find a place for and put away for storage
Verb (2 meanings)
1. keep or lay aside for future use.
to store, hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away
Examples:
- “store grain for the winter”,
- “The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat”
to store is a way to:
ways to store:
- to bin (verb) - store in bins
- to computerize, computerise (verb) - store in a computer
- to hive (verb) - store, like bees
- to roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard (verb) - get or gather together
- to victual (verb) - lay in provisions
to store is derivationally related to:
2. find a place for and put away for storage.
to store
Examples:
- “where should we stow the vegetables?”,
- “I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some”
to store is a way to:
ways to store:
- to bottle (verb) - store (liquids or gases) in bottles
- to ensile (verb) - store in a silo
- to garage (verb) - keep or store in a garage
- to garner (verb) - store grain
- to keep (verb) - store or keep customarily
- to loft (verb) - store in a loft
- to mothball (verb) - put into long-term storage
- to reposit (verb) - put (something) in a place for storage
- to tank (verb) - store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it
- to warehouse (verb) - store in a warehouse
- to wharf (verb) - store on a wharf