store
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1.0
- noun
- /stɔr/
- I went to the store to get wine from my mom.
- grain stores
- ship's stores
Examples
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At the movie store, the customer can specify that he wants to rent five movies.
Academic text (2011) -
I have to make sure my store's not burning to the ground.
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And when I got to the store, it was closed.
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This came from a store in I think Portland.
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Our small living room looked like the store room of a toy shop.
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This is an appliance store, I believe.
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You go down to the hardware store and you buy fuses.
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There's this huge store just for umbrellas here.
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In the first decades of the 1900s, some oil companies and department stores issued proprietary customer loyalty cards.
Academic text (2017) -
After visiting the store, I bought some fresh vegetables for dinner.
Synonyms
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1.0
A place where people buy things and pay for services
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1.0
A place where people keep things until they need them
331
1.0
A shop that sells food and household items
253
1.0
A shop that sells food and other everyday items
241
1.0
A large store where you buy food and household items
230
4.8
A strong locked room or digital place for keeping valuable things safe
123
4.6
A space where people or things are kept
105
1.3
A large shop that sells many kinds of goods in separate sections like clothing and furniture
33
1.6
A room where you keep things you do not use often
33
6.7
A place where things are kept safe for future use
30
1.8
A room where people keep extra things not used every day
30
1.0
A shop that sells goods in small amounts directly to people
25
1.6
A place where you keep things in a house, box, or phone
25
1.0
A shop that sells clothes for men and women
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5.9
A safe place where people keep documents or other valuable items
20
3.3
A place where large amounts of goods are kept before being sent out
19
6.0
A large shop that sells many different things in separate sections
19
2.1
A shop in a small town that sells many everyday things
15
3.0
A small locked box in a public place for keeping personal things
11
2.0
A small room where people keep office and cleaning supplies
10
2.3
A very large shop that sells food, clothes, and things for the home
9
2.8
A room in a shop or business where extra goods are kept until needed
9
3.1
A building where goods are kept for later use
6
3.7
A place that keeps food or goods very cold to stop them from spoiling
5
1.4
A shop that sells computers and accessories
3
2.8
A room in a shop where staff keep extra goods before they go on sale
3
1.7
A shop that sells clothes and accessories for men
1
2.8
A large building where a company keeps goods until they sell or use them
1
6.1
A shop or company that has and sells goods of a particular brand
1
2.8
A shop that sells materials for making and repairing houses and other buildings
1
9.9
A port or warehouse that stores goods and sends them on, often without import taxes
Idioms
- Informal
3
7.2
Very excited and happy because there are many things to choose from
Compounds
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1.3
A large shop that sells many kinds of goods in separate sections like clothing and furniture
88
1.0
A small shop that sells snacks, drinks and basic groceries and is often open late
16
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
1
2.8
A shop that sells materials for making and repairing houses and other buildings
- Informal
1
3.6
A common American cheddar people buy in wrapped slices or blocks in shops
- Specialized
1
5.8
A part of a computer's memory that holds data for a short time while it moves between devices
- Specialized
1
8.6
A place where the military keeps and gives out weapons and ammunition
- Specialized
A storage where the last thing put in comes out first, like a pile of plates
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Store comes from an old French word estore meaning 'supply'. A store can be a building that keeps supplies for later, so the word naturally means a place where goods are kept.