store (n.)

  1. a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod

    [ Syn: shop ]

  2. a supply of something available for future use; he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars

    [ Syn: stock , fund ]

  3. an electronic memory device; a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached

    [ Syn: memory , memory , computer memory , computer memory , storage , storage , computer storage , computer storage , memory board , memory board ]

  4. a depository for goods; storehouses were built close to the docks

    [ Syn: storehouse , depot , entrepot , storage ]

    store (v.)

  1. keep or lay aside for future use; store grain for the winter; The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesnt eat

    [ Syn: hive away , lay in , put in , salt away , stack away , stash away ]

  2. 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'

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