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store (enc)

Store

Noun1.store - a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"
bakehouse, bakery, bakeshop - a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
barbershop - a shop where men can get their hair cut
bazaar, bazar - a shop where a variety of goods are sold
betting shop - a licensed bookmaker's shop that is not at the race track
bodega - a small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries
bookshop, bookstall, bookstore - a shop where books are sold
booth - a small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment
boutique, dress shop - a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry
building supply house, building supply store - a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures
butcher shop, meat market - a shop in which meat and poultry (and sometimes fish) are sold
canteen - sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc.
chain store - one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise
cleaners, dry cleaners - shop where dry cleaning is done
clothing store, haberdashery, haberdashery store, mens store - a store where men's clothes are sold
commissary - a retail store that sells equipment and provisions to military personnel
computer store - a store that sells computers to the small businessperson or personal user
candy store, confectionery - a confectioner's shop
convenience store - a store selling a limited variety of food and pharmaceutical items; open long hours for the convenience of customers
deli, food shop, delicatessen - a shop selling delicatessen (as salads or cooked meats)
apothecary's shop, chemist's, chemist's shop, drugstore, pharmacy - a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold
florist shop, flower store, florist - a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold
gift shop, novelty shop - a shop that sells miscellaneous articles appropriate as gifts
hardware store, ironmongery - a store selling hardware; "in England they call a hardware store and ironmongery"
head shop - a shop specializing in articles of interest to drug users; "he bought some roach clips and hashish pipes at the head shop"
junk shop - a shop that sells cheap secondhand goods
mercantile establishment, outlet, retail store, sales outlet - a place of business for retailing goods
hat shop, millinery - shop selling women's hats
outfitter - a shop that provides equipment for some specific purpose; "an outfitter provided everything needed for the safari"
liquor store, off-licence, package store - a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere
loan office, pawnbroker's shop, pawnshop - a shop where loans are made with personal property as security
perfumery - store where perfumes are sold
pet shop - a shop where pet animals can be purchased
pizza parlor, pizza shop, pizzeria - a shop where pizzas are made and sold
fix-it shop, repair shop - a shop specializing in repairs and maintenance
beauty parlor, beauty parlour, beauty salon, beauty shop, salon - a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work
shoe shop, shoe store, shoe-shop - a shop where shoes are sold
shopfront, storefront - the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows
specialty store - a store that sells only one kind of merchandise
second-hand store, thriftshop - a shop that sells second-hand goods at reduced prices
2.store - a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"
infrastructure, base - the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan"
accumulation - (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation
hoard, stash, cache - a secret store of valuables or money
provision - a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)
government issue, military issue, issue - supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government
seed stock - a supply of seeds (or tubers) reserved for planting
3.store - an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"
computer hardware, hardware - (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
memory device, storage device - a device that preserves information for retrieval
non-volatile storage, nonvolatile storage - computer storage that is not lost when the power is turned off
fixed storage, read-only memory, read-only storage, ROM - (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
real storage - the main memory in a virtual memory system
register - (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
scratchpad - (computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information
virtual memory, virtual storage - (computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory; the addressable storage space available to the user of a computer system in which virtual addresses are mapped into real addresses
volatile storage - computer storage that is erased when the power is turned off
4.store - a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks"
depository, repository, deposit - a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
garner, granary - a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed
powder magazine, powder store, magazine - a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored
railhead - a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution
treasure house - a storehouse for treasures
storage warehouse, warehouse - a storehouse for goods and merchandise
Verb1.store - 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"
bin - store in bins
keep, hold on - retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"
computerise, computerize - store in a computer; "computerized dictionary"
victual - lay in provisions; "The vessel victualled before the long voyage"
collect, compile, accumulate, amass, roll up, hoard, pile up - get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"
hive - store, like bees; "bees hive honey and pollen"; "He hived lots of information"
2.store - 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"
garner - store grain
keep, hold on - retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"
keep - store or keep customarily; "Where do you keep your gardening tools?"
mothball - put into long-term storage
reposit - put (something) in a place for storage; "the treasure found int he ancient tomb was reposited in the museum"
wharf - store on a wharf; "Wharf the merchandise"
tank - store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it
loft - store in a loft
warehouse - store in a warehouse
garage - keep or store in a garage; "we don't garage our car"
bottle - store (liquids or gases) in bottles
ensile - store in a silo; "ensile f fodder for the cows"

 

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