Definition of stores Stores
/stÉĖɹz/ - [storz] - stores
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- stores (Noun)
Plural of store.
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| store - a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars" | ||
| stock, fund | ||
| accumulation the act of accumulating | ||
| infrastructure, base the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan" | ||
| hoard, stash, cache a secret store of valuables or money | ||
| provision the activity of supplying or providing something | ||
| government issue, military issue, issue the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity); "a new issue of stamps"; "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago" | ||
| store - a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod" | ||
| shop | ||
| mercantile establishment, retail store, sales outlet, outlet a place of business for retailing goods | ||
| bakehouse, bakery, bakeshop a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold | ||
| barbershop a shop where men can get their hair cut | ||
| bazar, bazaar a sale of miscellany; often for charity; "the church bazaar" | ||
| betting shop a licensed bookmaker's shop that is not at the race track | ||
| bodega a small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries | ||
| bookshop, bookstall, bookstore a shop where books are sold | ||
| booth small area set off by walls for special use | ||
| boutique, dress shop a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry | ||
| building supply house, building supply store a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures | ||
| butcher shop, meat market a shop in which meat and poultry (and sometimes fish) are sold | ||
| canteen a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers | ||
| chain store one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise | ||
| cleaners, dry cleaners shop where dry cleaning is done | ||
| clothing store, haberdashery store, mens store, haberdashery a store where men's clothes are sold | ||
| commissary a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel) | ||
| computer store a store that sells computers to the small businessperson or personal user | ||
| candy store, confectionary, confectionery the occupation and skills of a confectioner | ||
| convenience store a store selling a limited variety of food and pharmaceutical items; open long hours for the convenience of customers | ||
| deli, food shop, delicatessen a shop selling ready-to-eat food products | ||
| apothecary's shop, chemist's, chemist's shop, drugstore, pharmacy a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold | ||
| florist shop, flower store, florist a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold | ||
| gift shop, novelty shop a shop that sells miscellaneous articles appropriate as gifts | ||
| hardware store, ironmonger's shop, ironmonger a store selling hardware; "in Great Britain they used to call a hardware store an ironmonger's shop" | ||
| head shop a shop specializing in articles of interest to drug users; "he bought some roach clips and hashish pipes at the head shop" | ||
| junk shop a shop that sells cheap secondhand goods | ||
| hat shop, millinery hats for women; the wares sold by a milliner | ||
| outfitter a shop that provides equipment for some specific purpose; "an outfitter provided everything needed for the safari" | ||
| liquor store, off-licence, package store a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere | ||
| pawnbroker's shop, pawnshop, loan office a shop where loans are made with personal property as security | ||
| perfumery the art of making perfumes | ||
| pet shop a shop where pet animals can be purchased | ||
| pizza parlor, pizza shop, pizzeria a shop where pizzas are made and sold | ||
| fix-it shop, repair shop a shop specializing in repairs and maintenance | ||
| beauty parlor, beauty parlour, beauty salon, beauty shop, salon elegant sitting room where guests are received | ||
| shoe-shop, shoe shop, shoe store a shop where shoes are sold | ||
| shopfront, storefront the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows | ||
| specialty store a store that sells only one kind of merchandise | ||
| second-hand store, thriftshop a shop that sells secondhand goods at reduced prices | ||
| tobacco shop, tobacconist shop, tobacconist a shop that sells pipes and pipe tobacco and cigars and cigarettes | ||
| store - an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached" | ||
| memory, computer memory, storage, computer storage, memory board | ||
| memory device, storage device a device that preserves information for retrieval | ||
| computer hardware, hardware (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system | ||
| computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system, computer a machine for performing calculations automatically | ||
| non-volatile storage, nonvolatile storage computer storage that is not lost when the power is turned off | ||
| fixed storage, read-only memory, read-only storage, rom (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed | ||
| real storage the main memory in a virtual memory system | ||
| register a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device | ||
| scratchpad (computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information | ||
| virtual memory, virtual storage (computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory; the addressable storage space available to the user of a computer system in which virtual addresses are mapped into real addresses | ||
| store - a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks" | ||
| storehouse, depot, entrepot, storage | ||
| depositary, depository, repository, deposit a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping | ||
| dump a place where supplies can be stored; "an ammunition dump" | ||
| garner, granary a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed | ||
| powder magazine, powder store, magazine a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored | ||
| railhead a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution | ||
| treasure house a storehouse for treasures | ||
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| store - 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" | ||
| hold on, keep stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!" | ||
| garner store grain | ||
| keep maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes" | ||
| mothball put into long-term storage | ||
| reposit put (something) in a place for storage; "the treasure found int he ancient tomb was reposited in the museum" | ||
| wharf moor at a wharf; "The ship was wharfed" | ||
| tank treat in a tank; "tank animal refuse" | ||
| loft lay out a full-scale working drawing of the lines of a vessel's hull | ||
| warehouse store in a warehouse | ||
| garage keep or store in a garage; "we don't garage our car" | ||
| bottle put into bottles; "bottle the mineral water" | ||
| ensile store in a silo; "ensile fodder for the cows" | ||
| 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" | ||
| hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away | ||
| hold on, keep stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!" | ||
| bin store in bins | ||
| computerise, computerize store in a computer; "computerized dictionary" | ||
| victual take in nourishment | ||
| accumulate, amass, hoard, compile, pile up, collect, roll up collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up" | ||
| hive gather into a hive; "The beekeeper hived the swarm" | ||
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Wiktionary
- store (Noun)
A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept. - store (Noun)
A supply held in storage. - store (Noun)
A place where items may be purchased. - store (Noun)
Memory. - store (Noun)
A large amount of information retained in one's memory. - store (Verb)
To keep something while not in use, generally in a place meant for that purpose. - store (Verb)
Write something into memory or registers. - store (Verb)
To remain in good condition while stored.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary š
- store (v. t.)
That which is accumulated, or massed together; a source from which supplies may be drawn; hence, an abundance; a great quantity, or a great number. - store (v. t.)
A place of deposit for goods, esp. for large quantities; a storehouse; a warehouse; a magazine. - store (v. t.)
Any place where goods are sold, whether by wholesale or retail; a shop. - store (v. t.)
Articles, especially of food, accumulated for some specific object; supplies, as of provisions, arms, ammunition, and the like; as, the stores of an army, of a ship, of a family. - store (a.)
Accumulated; hoarded. - store (v. t.)
To collect as a reserved supply; to accumulate; to lay away. - store (v. t.)
To furnish; to supply; to replenish; esp., to stock or furnish against a future time. - store (v. t.)
To deposit in a store, warehouse, or other building, for preservation; to warehouse; as, to store goods.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ī©
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An establishment, either physical or virtual, that sells goods or services to the public. -
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To keep something for later use in a certain location. -
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To copy (data) into memory or onto a storage device, such as a hard disk.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary š
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stÅr, n. a hoard or quantity gathered: abundance: a storehouse: any place where goods are sold: (pl.) supplies of provisions, ammunition, &c. for an army or a ship.āv.t. to gather in quantities: to supply: to lay up in store: to hoard: to place in a warehouse.āadj. StÅā²rable, capable of being stored.āns. StÅā²rage, the placing in a store: the safe-keeping of goods in a store: the price paid or charged for keeping goods in a store; Storeā²-farm (Scot.), a stock-farm, a cattle-farm; Storeā²-farmā²er; Storeā²house, a house for storing goods of any kind: a repository: a treasury; Storeā²-keepā²er, a man who has charge of a store: one who owns a store: (U.S.) any unsaleable article; StÅā²rer, one who stores; Storeā²room, a room in which things are stored: a room in a store; Storeā²-ship, a vessel used for transporting naval stores.āIn store (Shak.), in hoard for future use, ready for supply; Set store by, to value greatly. [O. Fr. estor, estoireāL. instaurÄre, to provide.]
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary š
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Store is no sore.
