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STORE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An electronic memory device

Example:

a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached

Synonyms:

computer memory; computer storage; memory; memory board; storage; store

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("store" is a kind of...):

computer hardware; hardware ((computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system)

memory device; storage device (a device that preserves information for retrieval)

Meronyms (parts of "store"):

register ((computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "store"):

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)

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)

volatile storage (computer storage that is erased when the power is turned off)

Holonyms ("store" is a part of...):

computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

Example:

he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod

Synonyms:

shop; store

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("store" is a kind of...):

mercantile establishment; outlet; retail store; sales outlet (a place of business for retailing goods)

Meronyms (parts of "store"):

shopfront; storefront (the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "store"):

florist; florist shop; flower store (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; ironmonger's shop (a store selling hardware)

head shop (a shop specializing in articles of interest to drug users)

junk shop (a shop that sells cheap secondhand goods)

hat shop; millinery (shop selling women's hats)

outfitter (a shop that provides equipment for some specific purpose)

liquor store; off-licence; package store (a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere)

loan office; pawnbroker's shop; pawnshop (a shop where loans are made with personal property as security)

perfumery (store where perfumes are sold)

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 (a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work)

shoe-shop; shoe shop; shoe store (a shop where shoes are sold)

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; tobacconist shop (a shop that sells pipes and pipe tobacco and cigars and cigarettes)

toyshop (shop where toys are sold)

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)

bazaar; bazar (a shop where a variety of goods are sold)

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 (a small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment)

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 (sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc.)

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; haberdashery store; mens store (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 (a confectioner's shop)

convenience store (a store selling a limited variety of food and pharmaceutical items; open long hours for the convenience of customers)

deli; delicatessen; food shop (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)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A depository for goods

Example:

storehouses were built close to the docks

Synonyms:

depot; entrepot; storage; store; storehouse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("store" is a kind of...):

deposit; depositary; depository; repository (a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "store"):

storage warehouse; warehouse (a storehouse for goods and merchandise)

treasure house (a storehouse for treasures)

railhead (a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution)

magazine; powder magazine; powder store (a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored)

garner; granary (a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed)

dump (a place where supplies can be stored)

Derivation:

store (find a place for and put away for storage)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A supply of something available for future use

Example:

he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars

Synonyms:

fund; stock; store

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("store" is a kind of...):

accumulation ((finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "store"):

base; infrastructure (the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area)

cache; hoard; stash (a secret store of valuables or money)

provision (a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms))

government issue; issue; military issue (supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government)

seed stock (a supply of seeds (or tubers) reserved for planting)

Derivation:

store (keep or lay aside for future use)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Keep or lay aside for future use

Example:

The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat

Synonyms:

hive away; lay in; put in; salt away; stack away; stash away; store

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "store" is one way to...):

hold on; keep (retain possession of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "store"):

hive (store, like bees)

accumulate; amass; collect; compile; hoard; pile up; roll up (get or gather together)

victual (lay in provisions)

computerise; computerize (store in a computer)

bin (store in bins)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

storage (the act of storing something)

store (a supply of something available for future use)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Find a place for and put away for storage

Example:

I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "store" is one way to...):

hold on; keep (retain possession of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "store"):

garner (store grain)

keep (store or keep customarily)

mothball (put into long-term storage)

reposit (put (something) in a place for storage)

wharf (store on a wharf)

tank (store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it)

loft (store in a loft)

warehouse (store in a warehouse)

garage (keep or store in a garage)

bottle (store (liquids or gases) in bottles)

ensile (store in a silo)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

storage (the act of storing something)

store (a depository for goods)

Credits

 Context examples: 

I had been in many countries, and I hope I had improved my store of knowledge.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

In the morning we go out upon our task, and God alone knows what may be in store for any of us.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Your gallbladder stores it until you need it to digest fat.

(Bile Duct Cancer, NIH)

A fluid made by the liver and stored in the gallbladder.

(Bile, NCI Dictionary)

Currently, only about 1 percent of carbon emissions are removed from the atmosphere and stored.

(Scientists Turn CO2 into Solid Coal, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The research demonstrates that graphene inks can be used in textiles able to store electrical charge and release it when required.

(Washable, wearable battery-like devices could be woven directly into clothes, University of Cambridge)

They were stored in a block of slightly over three cubic meters.

(Brazil and China scientists unearth pterosaur eggs with preserved embryos, Agência Brasil)

This suggests that the solid Earth has a greater capacity to store water than previously thought.

(Sierras Lost Water Weight, Grew Taller During Drought, NASA)

Wax esters are also an important lipid in the oceans worldwide, at times storing at least half the carbon produced by plant-like marine organisms.

(Whales may owe their efficient digestion to millions of tiny microbes, National Science Foundation)

Mr. Phillips visited them all, and this opened to his nieces a store of felicity unknown before.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)