store
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 place where you can buy things ⇨ See also ↑shopADJECTIVE▪ big, large, major (esp. BrE)▪ small▪ retail▪ department▪ high-street (BrE), local, village (esp. BrE)▪ chain▪ online▪
You can buy music from an online store.
▪ discount▪ convenience, corner (esp. BrE), general▪ specialty (AmE)▪ outlet▪ DIY (esp. BrE), electrical (esp. BrE), grocery (esp. AmE), hardware (esp. AmE), health-food (esp. AmE), liquor (AmE), record, toy, video, etc.▪ dime (AmE)▪ thrift (AmE)▪ flagship▪Ralph Lauren's flagship store on Madison Avenue
… OF STORES▪ chainVERB + STORE▪ go to, visit▪ close, open▪The company plans to open two new stores in Dublin.
▪ operate, run▪The company operates four stores in Maryland.
▪ hit▪The CD will hit stores in January.
STORE + VERB▪ carry sth, offer sth, sell sth▪The store offers a comprehensive line of auto parts.
▪ close, openSTORE + NOUN▪ chain▪ account (AmE), card (BrE)▪ shelf, window (both esp. AmE)▪The new book has been flying off store shelves.
▪ brand (esp. AmE)▪Buying store brands certainly works out cheaper.
▪ sales (esp. AmE)▪ clerk, employee (both AmE)▪ manager, owner▪ detective (esp. BrE)PREPOSITION▪ at a/the store, in a/the storePHRASES▪ the back of a/the store, the front of a/the store2 supply for future useADJECTIVE▪ good, great, large, vast▪ small▪ food▪ energy, fat▪your body's fat stores
VERB + STORE▪ have, keep▪ build upSTORE + NOUN▪ cupboard (BrE), room (usually storeroom)PREPOSITION▪ store of▪a vast store of knowledge
3 place for keeping sthADJECTIVE▪ cold, dry▪Beef and lamb are hung in a cold store for at least a week.
▪ temporary▪ ammunition, equipment, grain, etc.STORE + VERB▪ hold sth▪The grain store holds several thousand tons.
PREPOSITION▪ in a/the store▪You'll find a ladder in the equipment store.
▪ store for▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}We're using the shed as a temporary store for all our stuff.
verbADVERB▪ carefully, properly (esp. BrE), safely, securely▪The paintings were carefully stored in crates.
▪ conveniently, easily▪Butane can be conveniently stored as a liquid in a can.
▪ permanently, temporarily▪ digitally, electronically▪electronically stored information
▪ separately▪ together▪ away, upStore is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑computer
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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store — [stôr] vt. stored, storing [ME storen < OFr estorer, to erect, furnish, store < L instaurare, to repair, restore, erect < in , IN 1 + staurare < IE base * stā , to STAND] 1. to put aside, or accumulate, for use when needed 2. to fill… … English World dictionary
Store — Store, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Storing}.] [OE. storen, OF. estorer to construct, restore, store, LL. staurare, for L. instaurare to renew, restore; in + staurare (in comp.) Cf. {Instore}, {Instaurate}, {Restore}, {Story} a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
store — ► NOUN 1) a quantity or supply kept for use as needed. 2) (stores) supplies of equipment and food kept for use by members of an army, navy, or other institution. 3) a place where things are kept for future use or sale. 4) chiefly N. Amer. a shop … English terms dictionary
