store
- noun
- /stɔr/
- Inventors are making use of America's vast store of natural resources.
- a store of knowledge
- carbon stores
- a store of energy
So that is such a store of wealth for me.
- So that is such a store of wealth for me.
- They didn't improve your store of knowledge.
- OK, so I've got this infinite candy store of consciousness.
Examples
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What I have in store should provide a very fitting climax to your show.
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True the Vote has the largest store of election intelligence for the 2020 elections in the world.
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Our government store ran out of food.
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I got to go to the liquor store to get mine.
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What other surprises you got in store?
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Most of the sodium consumed in the daily diet comes from packaged, processed, store-bought, and restaurant foods.
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The pantry has a good store of canned goods for the winter.
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He built a store of firewood for the cold months ahead.
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Our community relies on a store of donated supplies for disaster relief.
Synonyms
An amount of something available to use when needed
A supply kept for future use, often in an emergency
A supply of goods or materials kept for future use
A hidden store of money or things kept for later
A stored supply of something kept for future use
A supply of food and other needed items kept for future use
A large supply of goods kept for future use
A secret store of things like money or food kept for future use
A large supply of something kept for use when needed
To keep goods like food or tools until you need them
Idioms
- Informal
Very excited and happy because there are many things to choose from
Compounds
A large shop that sells many kinds of goods in separate sections like clothing and furniture
A small shop that sells snacks, drinks and basic groceries and is often open late
A store that is part of a group owned by the same company and sells the same goods
A person who works in a shop watching for people who steal and stopping them
- Specialized
A part of a computer's memory that holds data for a short time while it moves between devices
A shop that sells materials for making and repairing houses and other buildings
- Specialized
A storage where the last thing put in comes out first, like a pile of plates
- Specialized
A place where the military keeps and gives out weapons and ammunition
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Store comes from an old French word estore meaning 'supply'. A store can also mean a reserve or 'stock' of something kept for future use, which is why we talk about a store of food or patience.