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- US Pronunciation
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- [stawr, stohr]
- /stɔr, stoʊr/
- /stɔː(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [stawr, stohr]
- /stɔr, stoʊr/
Definitions of store word
- noun store an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis. 1
- noun store a grocery: We need bread and milk from the store. 1
- noun store a stall, room, floor, or building housing or suitable for housing a retail business. 1
- noun store a supply or stock of something, especially one for future use. 1
- noun store stores, supplies of food, clothing, or other requisites, as for a household, inn, or naval or military forces. 1
- noun store Chiefly British. a storehouse or warehouse. 1
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Origin of store
First appearance:
before 1225 One of the 9% oldest English words
1225-75; (v.) Middle English storen, aphetic variant of astoren < Old French estorer < Latin instaurāre to set up, renew, equivalent to in- in-2 + staur- (akin to Greek staurós across and to steer1) + -āre infinitive suffix; (noun) Middle English, aphetic variant of astore < Old French estore, derivative of estorer
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Store
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
store popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
store usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for store
noun store
- a lot — lot (def 14).
- accumulation — An accumulation of something is a large number of things which have been collected together or acquired over a period of time.
- armamentarium — the items that comprise the material and equipment used by a physician in his professional practice
- arsenal — An arsenal is a large collection of weapons and military equipment held by a country, group, or person.
- authoritativeness — having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority: an authoritative opinion.
verb store
- accumulate — When you accumulate things or when they accumulate, they collect or are gathered over a period of time.
- agglomerated — gathered together into a cluster or mass.
- amass — If you amass something such as money or information, you gradually get a lot of it.
- apparelled — clothing, especially outerwear; garments; attire; raiment.
- ballasted — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
Antonyms for store
verb store
- ante up — If you ante up an amount of money, you pay your share, sometimes unwillingly.
- avail oneself of — to make use of to one's advantage
- carry off — If you carry something off, you do it successfully.
- carry through — If you carry something through, you do it or complete it, often in spite of difficulties.
noun store
- distribution — an act or instance of distributing.
- few — not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.