Other Definitions store (enc)
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Store| Noun | 1. | store - a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"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 booth - a small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment 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 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 convenience store - a store selling a limited variety of food and pharmaceutical items; open long hours for the convenience of customers 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 outfitter - a shop that provides equipment for some specific purpose; "an outfitter provided everything needed for the safari" pet shop - a shop where pet animals can be purchased shopfront, storefront - the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows | | | 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 provision - a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms) 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 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 | | | 4. | store - a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks"railhead - a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution | | | Verb | 1. | 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"keep, hold on - retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married" victual - lay in provisions; "The vessel victualled before the long voyage" 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"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?" 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 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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