store

Nouns

  • (n) a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
    • he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod
    shop,
  • (n) a supply of something available for future use
    • he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars
    fund, stock,
  • (n) an electronic memory device
    • a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached
    computer memory, computer storage, memory board, memory, storage,
  • (n) a depository for goods
    • storehouses were built close to the docks
    storehouse, depot, entrepot, storage,

Verbs

  • (v) 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
    hive away, lay in, salt away, stack away, stash away, put in,
  • (v) 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

Synonyms

hive away lay in salt away stack away stash away put in shop fund stock computer memory computer storage memory board memory storage storehouse depot entrepot

Words of close approximity

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stob stop stow
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