store
84
3.7
- noun
- /stɔr/
- Specialized
:
almacén de datos
- A grocery store gave a half million dollars to the cleric directly?
- load and store
- store instruction
- store operations
Examples
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Many cloud services allow users to easily access and store their files online, making them available anywhere.
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There was a note on the door of the hardware store across the street.
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How was the video store?
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The same old woman from the video store passes by with her husband.
Fiction book (1997) -
The hardware store opens at eight.
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I gotta get to the hardware store.
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I can't even walk into a hardware store.
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Posters and special events in stores have received mixed results and are resource-intensive.
Academic text (1994) -
You can store your photos and documents in this secure digital application for easy retrieval.
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The software enables you to store large amounts of data efficiently, ensuring it is safe and organized.
Synonyms
402
3.4
A set of information stored on a computer that you can search and update
157
4.4
A part of a computer that stores data
148
2.7
A device or place that holds computer data
106
2.8
A device inside a computer that stores files and lets you open them
21
6.7
A place where things are kept safe for future use
20
1.6
A place where you keep things in a house, box, or phone
8
3.9
A place in your mind or on a computer where information is kept
5
3.5
A thing that stores computer files, like a hard drive or USB stick
3
2.8
A part of a computer that stores data and instructions for the processor
1
3.7
A product or method for keeping things tidy and in one place
1
4.1
A device like a hard drive or CD that holds computer files
1
3.5
A thing that stores information like files or photos so you can use it later
1
2.7
The place inside a computer where files and information are kept
1
3.8
A device you plug into a computer to save or move files
1
3.8
A device like a hard disk or flash drive that keeps data when the computer is off
1
3.8
A small computer part that holds chips that store data
A device or material that keeps information so you can use it later
A device like a hard drive or flash drive that keeps data for a long time
A storage where the last thing put in comes out first, like a pile of plates
A way to store items so the last one added is the first taken out
Idioms
- Informal
3
7.2
Very excited and happy because there are many things to choose from
Compounds
100
1.3
A large shop that sells many kinds of goods in separate sections like clothing and furniture
80
1.0
A small shop that sells snacks, drinks and basic groceries and is often open late
8
2.4
A store that is part of a group owned by the same company and sells the same goods
1
4.9
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
- Specialized
238
3.5
- Specialized
26
3.1
- Specialized
351
3.0
- Specialized
84
3.7
2
3.3
- Specialized
106
2.8
- Specialized
19
6.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Store comes from an old French word estore meaning 'supply'. In computing the same idea applies: a store is where a computer keeps data so it is ready for future use.