store
[verb]
Synonyms:
- put by, deposit, garner, hoard, keep, put aside, reserve, save, stockpile
[noun]
Synonyms:
- shop, market, mart, outlet
- supply, accumulation, cache, fund, hoard, quantity, reserve, stock, stockpile
- repository, depository, storeroom, warehouse

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Related Words: discounter, discount house, discount store, emporium

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English Thesaurus: keep, store, save, file, collect, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. store¹ S1 W1 /stɔː $ stɔːr/ noun [countable]

1. SHOP a place where goods are sold to the public. In British English, a store is large and sells many different things, but in American English, a store can be large or small, and sell many things or only one type of thing. ⇒ shop:
At Christmas the stores stay open late.
shoe/clothing/grocery etc store American English (=one that sells one type of goods)
She worked in a grocery store before going to college.
go to the store American English (=go to a store that sells food)
I need to go to the store for some milk. ⇒ chain store, department store, general store

2. SUPPLY a supply of something that you keep to use later
store of
a store of wood
fat stores in the body (=that your body keeps)

3. PLACE TO KEEP THINGS a large building in which goods are kept so they can be used or sold later:
a grain store

4. in store (for somebody) if something unexpected such as a surprise or problem is in store for someone, it is about to happen to them:
There’s a real treat in store for you this Christmas!
As we left, I wondered what the future held in store.

5. MILITARY stores [plural]
a) supplies of food and equipment that are used by an army, navy etc:
medical stores
b) the building or room in an army camp, ship etc where these are kept

6. set great/considerable etc store by something to consider something to be important:
Patrick has never set much store by material things.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. store² S3 W3 verb [transitive]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: estorer 'to build, supply, store', from Latin instaurare 'to make new, restore']

1. to put things away and keep them until you need them
store something away/up
Squirrels are storing up nuts for the winter.
Store the beans in an airtight jar.

2. to keep facts or information in your brain or a computer:
Standard letters can be stored on floppy discs.

3. store up trouble/problems etc to behave in a way that will cause trouble for you later:
Smokers may be storing up disease for their unborn children.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

store
noun
I. shop
ADJ. big, large, major | small | retail | department | self-service | high-street, local, village | chain | discount | convenience, corner, general | electrical, grocery, hardware, etc.
QUANT. chain
STORE + VERB sell sth
STORE + NOUN chain | account, card | assistant, manager, owner | detective
PREP. at/in a/the ~

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

store
II. supply for future use
ADJ. considerable, good, great, inexhaustible, large, vast | small | food | fat your body's fat stores
VERB + STORE have, keep | build up
STORE + NOUN cupboard, room (also storeroom)
PREP. ~ of a vast store of knowledge

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

store
III. place for keeping sth
ADJ. cold, cool, 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 tonnes.
PREP. in a/the ~ You'll find a ladder in the equipment store.
~ for We're using the shed as a temporary store for all our stuff.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

store
verb
ADV. carefully, properly, safely The paintings were carefully stored in crates dependent on their size.
conveniently, easily Butane can be conveniently stored as a liquid in a can.
electronically electronically stored information
separately | together | away, up

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

keep to leave something in one particular place so that you can find it easily:
Where do you keep the scissors?
The keys are kept in my office.
store to put things away and keep them until you need them:
Villagers have begun storing wood for the winter.
save to keep something so that you can use or enjoy it in the future:
He had been saving the bottle of champagne for a special occasion.
We can save the rest of the pie for later.
file to store papers or information in a particular order or a particular place:
All the contracts are filed alphabetically.
collect to get and keep objects of the same type because you think they are attractive or interesting:
Kate collects old postcards.
hold to keep something to be used when it is needed, especially something that many different people may need to use:
Medical records are now usually held on computers.
reserve formal to keep part of something for use at a later time during a process such as cooking:
Reserve some of the chocolate so that you can use it for decorating the cake.
hoard to keep large amounts of food, money etc because you think you may not be able to get them in the future – used when you do not approve of people doing this because it is not necessary or not fair to other people:
People have been hoarding food and fuel in case there is another attack.
Rationing of basic food products was introduced to prevent hoarding.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

record information about something that is written down:
your medical records
the public records office
I have to keep a record of all my spending when I’m travelling on business.
file a set of written records, or information stored on a computer under a particular name:
He began reading the file on the case.
I think I may have accidentally deleted the file.
accounts (also books informal) an exact record of the money that a company has received and spent:
Companies are required by law to publish their annual accounts.
Someone had been falsifying the accounts.
The company’s books all seemed to be in order.
ledger one of the official books in which a company’s financial records are kept, which show how much it has received and spent:
The costs have been moved from one column of the ledger to another.
minutes an official written record of what is said and decided at a meeting:
Both points are mentioned in the minutes of the last meeting on August 3rd.
diary a book in which you regularly write down the things that have happened to you:
In his diary he wrote, ‘It s lovely having him here, we’ve had so many cosy talks.’
I’ll just check in my diary to see if I’m free.
blog a web page on the Internet on which someone regularly writes about their life, opinions, or a particular subject:
I may not always agree with David, but I always read his blog.
register an official list of names of people, organizations etc:
Guests must sign the hotel register.
the national register of births, deaths, and marriages
Lloyds Register of Shipping
roll an official list of names, especially of people who are allowed to do something such as vote or be in a class at school:
the electoral roll (=list of people who can vote in an area)
The teacher called the roll (=read out the list of the names of the students, who then have to say if they are present).
log an official record that is kept on a ship or plane:
Mr Appleby said he complained to a senior officer, who made a note in the ship’s log.
keep to leave something in one particular place so that you can find it easily:
Where do you keep the scissors?
The keys are kept in my office.
store to put things away and keep them until you need them:
Villagers have begun storing wood for the winter.
save to keep something so that you can use or enjoy it in the future:
He had been saving the bottle of champagne for a special occasion.
We can save the rest of the pie for later.
collect to get and keep objects of the same type because you think they are attractive or interesting:
Kate collects old postcards.
hold to keep something to be used when it is needed, especially something that many different people may need to use:
Medical records are now usually held on computers.
reserve formal to keep part of something for use at a later time during a process such as cooking:
Reserve some of the chocolate so that you can use it for decorating the cake.
hoard to keep large amounts of food, money etc because you think you may not be able to get them in the future – used when you do not approve of people doing this because it is not necessary or not fair to other people:
People have been hoarding food and fuel in case there is another attack.
Rationing of basic food products was introduced to prevent hoarding.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

store
stɔ:
See: dime store , in store , set store by , variety store

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲