store
noun
1. a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
Similar word(s): shop
Definition categories: man–made, outlet
2. a supply of something available for future use
- he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars
Definition categories: possession, accumulation
3. an electronic memory device
Similar word(s): memory, storage
Definition categories: man–made, hardware
4. a depository for goods
- storehouses were built close to the docks
Similar word(s): depot, entrepot, storage, storehouse
Definition categories: man–made, deposit, depositary, depository, repository
Sentences with store as a noun:
- This building used to be a store for old tires.
- I need to get some milk from the grocery store.
- The main store of 1000 36-bit words seemed large at the time.
- His vast store of jokes means he has something funny to say in every situation.
verb
1. 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
Definition categories: possession, keep
2. find a place for and put away for storage
- I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some
Definition categories: possession, keep
Sentences with store as a verb:
- I'll store these books in the attic.
- This operation stores the result on the stack.
- I don't think that kind of cheese will store well in the refrigerator.