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store
noun
1 store
A mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services.
synonym: shop.
Dutch: atelier, werkplaats, magazijn, nering, shop, winkel, zaak
Polish: punkt
2 store
A supply of something available for future use:
— He brought back a large store of Cuban cigars.
synonyms: fund, stock.
Dutch: magazijn, opslaan, stock, voorraad
3 store
4 store
A depository for goods:
— Storehouses were built close to the docks.
synonyms: depot, entrepot, storage, storehouse.
Roget 636:
stock,
fund,
mine,
vein,
lode,
quarry;
spring;
fount,
fountain;
well,
wellspring;
milch cow.
stock in trade,
supply;
heap
etc.
(collection)
72;
treasure;
reserve,
corps de reserve,
reserved fund,
nest egg,
savings,
bonne bouche [Fr.].
crop,
harvest,
mow,
vintage.
store,
accumulation,
hoard,
rick,
stack;
lumber;
relay
etc.
(provision)
637.
storehouse,
storeroom,
storecloset†;
depository,
depot,
cache,
repository,
reservatory†,
repertory;
repertorium†;
promptuary†,
warehouse,
entrepot [Fr.],
magazine;
buttery,
larder,
spence†;
garner,
granary;
cannery,
safe-deposit vault,
stillroom†;
thesaurus;
bank
etc.
(treasury)
802;
armory;
arsenal;
dock;
gallery,
museum,
conservatory;
menagery†,
menagerie.
reservoir,
cistern,
aljibar†,
tank,
pond,
mill pond;
gasometer†.
budget,
quiver,
bandolier,
portfolio;
coffer
etc.
(receptacle)
191.
conservation;
storing
etc.
v.;
storage.
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Roget 799:
mart;
market,
marketplace;
fair,
bazaar,
staple,
exchange,
change,
bourse,
hall,
guildhall;
tollbooth,
customhouse;
Tattersall's.
stall,
booth,
stand,
newsstand;
cart,
wagon.
wharf;
office,
chambers,
countinghouse,
bureau;
counter,
compter [Fr.].
shop,
emporium,
establishment;
store
etc.
636;
department store,
general store,
five and ten,
variety store,
co-op,
finding store [U.S.],
grindery warehouse†.
[food stores: list]
grocery,
supermarket,
candy store,
sweet shop,
confectionery,
bakery,
greengrocer,
delicatessen,
bakeshop,
butcher shop,
fish store,
farmers' market,
mom and pop store,
dairy,
health food store.
[specialized stores: list]
tobacco shop,
tobacco store,
tobacconists,
cigar store,
hardware store,
jewelry shop,
bookstore,
liquor store,
gun shop,
rod and reel shop,
furniture store,
drugstore,
chemist's [Brit.],
florist,
flower shop,
shoe store,
stationer,
stationer's,
electronics shop,
telephone store,
music store,
record shop,
fur store,
sporting goods store,
video store,
video rental store;
lumber store,
lumber yard,
home improvements store,
home improvement center;
gas station,
auto repair shop,
auto dealer,
used car dealer.
mall,
suburban mall,
commons,
pedestrian mall;
shopping street.
surplus store,
army-navy surplus store.
[locations where used articles are sold]
auction;
flea market;
yard sale,
garage sale;
pawn shop;
antiques store;
second-hand store,
second time around shop,
thrift shop.
warehouse,
wareroom†;
depot,
interposit†,
entrepot [Fr.].
market-overt.
real-estate broker.
vending machine.
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Dutch: depot, opslag, opslagplaats, opslagruimte, pakhuis, pool
Polish: skład, magazyn, składnica, zbiornica
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.
synonyms: hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away.
Roget 636:
store;
put by,
lay by,
set by;
stow away;
set apart,
lay apart;
store treasure,
hoard treasure,
lay up,
heap up,
put up,
garner up,
save up;
bank;
cache;
accumulate,
amass,
hoard,
fund,
garner,
save.
reserve;
keep back,
hold back;
husband,
husband one's resources.
deposit;
stow,
stack,
load;
harvest;
heap,
collect
etc.
72;
lay in store
etc.
Adj.;
keep,
file
(papers);
lay in
etc.
(provide)
637;
preserve
etc.
670.
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Roget 637:
provide;
make provision,
make due provision for;
lay in,
lay in a stock,
lay in a store.
supply,
suppeditate†;
furnish;
find,
find one in;
arm.
cater,
victual,
provision,
purvey,
forage;
beat up for;
stock,
stock with;
make good,
replenish;
fill,
fill up;
recruit,
feed.
have in store,
have in reserve;
keep,
keep by one,
keep on foot,
keep on hand;
have to fall back upon;
store
etc.
636;
provide against a rainy day
etc.
(economy)
817.
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2 store
Find a place for and put away for storage.
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stored
adjective
Roget 636:
stored
etc.
v.;
in store,
in reserve,
in ordinary;
spare,
supernumerary.
Moby thesaurus: accumulated, amassed, backlogged, collected, extra, fresh, garnered, gathered, held back, held in reserve, held out, hoarded, in abeyance, in hand, laid up, mint, new, original, pristine, put aside, put by, reserve, saved, spare, stockpiled, suspended, to spare, treasured, unapplied, unbeaten, unconsumed, unemployed, unexercised, unexpended, unhandled, unspent, untapped, untouched, untrodden, unused, unutilized, waived ... show more.
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