store en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /stɔɹ/ (General-American)
- stôr (General-American)
- stô (Received-Pronunciation)
- /stɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /sto(ː)ɹ/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
- /stoə/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
- stōr rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *steh₂u-ro- Proto-Italic *stauros Latin *staurō Latin īnstaurō Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Latin īnstaurāreder. Anglo-Norman storbor. Middle English store English store Inherited from Middle English store, borrowed from Anglo-Norman stor, from Latin īnstaurāre, from īnstaurō + -āre.
Meanings
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A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept.
This building used to be a store for old tires.
And his subjects wrung all they could wring Out of temple and palace and store.
1936, Robert Frost, “The Vindictives”, in A Further Range:Near-synonyms: storeroom, stockroom, warehouse, magazine (archaic)
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A supply held in storage.
By late summer a sufficient store of stone had accumulated, and then the building began[…], under the superintendence of the pigs.
1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC:They keep a store of canned goods in their basement.
What surprised us all was how Will's lighthearted nature and constant store of good humor won over one of the great heiresses of King Henry's court, Anne Bourchier.
2006, Carolly Erickson, The Last Wife of Henry VIII:Near-synonyms: stock, supply; cache, stash
But there was an infinite store of mercy in those eyes, for him too a word of pardon even though he had erred and sinned and wandered.
1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[13]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC:They could eat from their stores for a month or two if need be.
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(North-American, mainly) A building (or portion thereof) where items may be purchased.
There was some laughter, and Roddle was left free to expand his ideas on the periodic visits of cowboys to the town. “Mason Rickets, he had ten big punkins a-sittin' in front of his store, an' them fellers from the Upside-down-F ranch shot 'em up […].”
1899, Stephen Crane, chapter 1, in Twelve O'Clock:In 1866 Colonel J. F. Meline noted that the rebozo had almost disappeared in Santa Fe and that hoop skirts, on sale in the stores, were being widely used.
1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico: The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 75:Dad went to the store to get milk and bread.
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(dated) Memory.
The main store of 1000 36-bit words seemed large at the time.
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A great quantity or number; abundance.
With store of Ladies, whose bright eies Rain influence, and judge the prise Of Wit, or Arms, while both contend To win her Grace, whom all commend.
a. 1645, John Milton, “L’Allegro”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], published 1646, →OCLC:I make my love engrafted to this store.
1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 37”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC:
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of store cattle beast: a head of store cattle (feeder cattle to be sold to others for finishing).
alt of store cattle beast
She saw that there were cattle grazing on two of the fields between her and the river. Whether they were the fields next to the bank she could not be sure, because she could not see the river itself, but from the distance and the fences she thought they must be. If they were a milking herd, it meant that twice a day someone would have to come from Calton and call them in and count heads and open gates for them, but she could not see from here if they were. At this time of the year the heifers and stores looked grown beasts at this distance. There was no one with them now.
2013 [1978], P. M. Hubbard, The Quiet River, republished edition, Orion Publishing Group, →ISBN:heifers and stores
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stores | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
webstore (Terms derived from store (noun)) · vintage store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · store manager (Terms derived from store (noun)) · storelike (Terms derived from store (noun)) · load-store architecture (Terms derived from store (noun)) · metastore (Terms derived from store (noun)) · store-bought (Terms derived from store (noun)) · storeowner (Terms derived from store (noun)) · put store in (Terms derived from store (noun)) · country store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · toystore (Terms derived from store (noun)) · lay store by (Terms derived from store (noun)) · variety store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · antique store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · storegoer (Terms derived from store (noun)) · c-store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · put store by (Terms derived from store (noun)) · hardware store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · specialty store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · mind the store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · storeworker (Terms derived from store (noun)) · drug store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · ABC store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · framestore (Terms derived from store (noun)) · liquor store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · feedstore (Terms derived from store (noun)) · drugstore (Terms derived from store (noun)) · cigar store Indian (Terms derived from store (noun)) · friendship store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · storeward (Terms derived from store (noun)) · rowstore (Terms derived from store (noun)) · mailstore (Terms derived from store (noun)) · shoestore (Terms derived from store (noun)) · industrial store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · app store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · instore (Terms derived from store (noun)) · PX store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · storewards (Terms derived from store (noun)) · store-boughten (Terms derived from store (noun)) · hyperstore (Terms derived from store (noun)) · company-store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · store picking (Terms derived from store (noun)) · next store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · store farm (Terms derived from store (noun)) · storewoman (Terms derived from store (noun)) · in store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · newsstore (Terms derived from store (noun)) · cold store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · marine store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · free store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · storeman (Terms derived from store (noun)) · departmental store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · superstore (Terms derived from store (noun)) · e-store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · record store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · in open store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · storehouse (Terms derived from store (noun)) · candy store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · buddy store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · nonstore (Terms derived from store (noun)) · general store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · store of value (Terms derived from store (noun)) · storeless (Terms derived from store (noun)) · pop-up store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · store detective (Terms derived from store (noun)) · storeful (Terms derived from store (noun)) · storeyard (Terms derived from store (noun)) · flat store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · second-hand store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · bookstore (Terms derived from store (noun)) · department store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · substore (Terms derived from store (noun)) · cool store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · thrift store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · woodstore (Terms derived from store (noun)) · busy as a dyke in a hardware store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · chain store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · sto (Terms derived from store (noun)) · antiques store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · truststore (Terms derived from store (noun)) · frame store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · store and forward (Terms derived from store (noun)) · in-store picking (Terms derived from store (noun)) · bin store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · filestore (Terms derived from store (noun)) · party store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · set store by (Terms derived from store (noun)) · dump store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · megastore (Terms derived from store (noun)) · store-goer (Terms derived from store (noun)) · grocery store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · storeroom (Terms derived from store (noun)) · pet store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · backstore (Terms derived from store (noun)) · storefront (Terms derived from store (noun)) · store cheese (Terms derived from store (noun)) · ten-cent store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · give away the store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · bill of store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · craft store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · anchor store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · storecard (Terms derived from store (noun)) · cyberstore (Terms derived from store (noun)) · cryostore (Terms derived from store (noun)) · keystore (Terms derived from store (noun)) · funeral store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · warehouse store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · box store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · pizza store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · storewide (Terms derived from store (noun)) · package store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · wide column store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · data store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · storekeeping (Terms derived from store (noun)) · dime store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · storebought (Terms derived from store (noun)) · discount store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · candy store problem (Terms derived from store (noun)) · sari-sari store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · convenience store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · big-box store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · book store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · gag store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · still store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · multistore (Terms derived from store (noun)) · storeship (Terms derived from store (noun)) · state store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · shoe store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · storeback (Terms derived from store (noun)) · foodstore (Terms derived from store (noun)) · columnstore (Terms derived from store (noun)) · freestore (Terms derived from store (noun)) · storage (Terms derived from store (noun)) · store brand (Terms derived from store (noun)) · bottle store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · give the store away (Terms derived from store (noun)) · company store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · dollar store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · store cupboard (Terms derived from store (noun)) · triplestore (Terms derived from store (noun)) · storekeeper (Terms derived from store (noun)) · dark store (Terms derived from store (noun)) · store window (Terms derived from store (noun)) · corner store (Terms derived from store (noun))
Descendants
sztor · 士多 · stua · ストア · stoor · isitolo · isitolo · stór
Hypernyms
cow · animal · cattle beast · place · creature · establishment
Relateds
Synonyms
storeroom · warehouse · stockroom · retail store · shop · supply · magazine · retail outlet · cache · stock · stash · store · shop
Translations (87)
nb lager (supply held in storage) · fa ذَخیرِه (supply held in storage) · pl sklep (shop) · nl depot (place where items may be kept) · fi varasto (supply held in storage) · nl magazijn (place where items may be kept) · as ভঁৰাল (place where items may be kept) · de Speicher (place where items may be kept) · bg склад (place where items may be kept) · el αποθήκη (place where items may be kept) · lv krājums (supply held in storage) · cic aachompa' (place where items may be kept) · mi rokiroki (supply held in storage) · pt depósito (place where items may be kept) · ro magazie (place where items may be kept) · tr zahire (supply held in storage) · es provisión (supply held in storage) · nb forråd (supply held in storage) · lv noliktava (place where items may be kept) · fr stock (supply held in storage) · om kuusaa (place where items may be kept) · de Lager (place where items may be kept) · nl opslagplaats (place where items may be kept) · mwl loija (shop) · es almacén (place where items may be kept) · uk запа́с (supply held in storage) · sv lager (supply held in storage) · be схо́вішча (place where items may be kept) · es depósito (place where items may be kept) · ota ذخیره (supply held in storage) · fi varasto (place where items may be kept) · nb lager (place where items may be kept) · mi pātengi (place where items may be kept) · gl depósito (place where items may be kept) · es reservas (supply held in storage) · pl pamięć (in computing: memory) · clt chadaw (shop) · be запа́с (supply held in storage) · sv lager (place where items may be kept) · fa سِتَنْج (supply held in storage) · ja 倉庫 (place where items may be kept) · es existencias (supply held in storage) · se rádju (supply held in storage) · et ladu (place where items may be kept) · pl skład (place where items may be kept) · hy պահեստ (place where items may be kept) · el απόθεμα (supply held in storage) · it scorta (supply held in storage) · fr entrepôt (place where items may be kept) · lt sandėlis (place where items may be kept) · ru храни́лище (place where items may be kept) · uk схо́вище (place where items may be kept) · uk склад (place where items may be kept) · cs sklad (place where items may be kept) · de Vorrat (supply held in storage) · de Lagerbestand (supply held in storage) · ota مغازه (place where items may be kept) · hi कोश (place where items may be kept) · it magazzino (place where items may be kept) · ro depozit (place where items may be kept) · mi kōpapa (place where items may be kept) · ru запа́с (supply held in storage) · ru склад (place where items may be kept) · it deposito (place where items may be kept) · mn нөөц (place where items may be kept) · mwl lhoija (shop) · ko 창고 (place where items may be kept) · pl zapas (supply held in storage) · es provisiones (supply held in storage) · cmn 倉庫 /仓库 (place where items may be kept) · se rádju (place where items may be kept) · vo kipedöp (place where items may be kept) · be склад (place where items may be kept) · es bodega (place where items may be kept) · bg запа́с (supply held in storage) · ro stoc (supply held in storage) · nl voorraad (supply held in storage) · pl magazyn (place where items may be kept) · mt ħażna (supply held in storage) · pot dawéwgëmêk (shop) · pt estoque (supply held in storage) · el παρακαταθήκη (supply held in storage) · pt loja (shop) · lt atsargos (supply held in storage) · mi pātaka (place where items may be kept) · ba келәт (place where items may be kept) · mt maħżen (place where items may be kept)