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Store Stored Things Building Large I Place Storing

word store
definition
noun
A store is a building or part of a building where things are sold . In British English, store is used mainly to refer to a large shop selling a variety of goods, but in American English a store can be any size of shop.
...the decline in independent stores in the town centre.
...grocery stores.
...a record store.
A store of things is a supply of them that you keep somewhere until you need them.
I handed over my secret store of chocolate biscuits.
Dolly's store of drinking glasses had run out.
A store is a place where things are kept while they are not being used.
...a decision taken in 1982 to build a store for spent fuel from submarines.
...a grain store.
If you have a store of knowledge, jokes, or stories, you have a large amount of them ready to be used.
He possessed a vast store of knowledge.
Jessica dipped into her store of theatrical anecdotes.
verb
When you store things, you put them in a container or other place and leave them there until they are needed .
Store the cookies in an airtight tin.
Some types of garden furniture must be stored inside in the winter.
I took a photograph of the plaque and stored it away.
He's stored away nearly one ton of potatoes.
When you store information, you keep it in your memory, in a file, or in a computer .
Where in the brain do we store information about colours?
...chips for storing data in electronic equipment.
inflections storesstoringstored
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