store noun
1 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 ~
2 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
3 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.
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
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