store : Idioms & Phrases

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Bill of store

  • a license granted at the customhouse to merchants, to carry such stores and provisions as are necessary for a voyage, custom free. Wharton.
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buffer store

  • noun (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system
    buffer; buffer storage.
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building supply store

  • noun a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures
    building supply house.
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candy store

  • noun a confectioner's shop
    confectionery; confectionary.
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chain store

  • noun one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise
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clothing store

  • noun a store where men's clothes are sold
    clothing store; haberdashery store; haberdashery.
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computer store

  • noun a store that sells computers to the small businessperson or personal user
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convenience store

  • noun a store selling a limited variety of food and pharmaceutical items; open long hours for the convenience of customers
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country store

  • noun a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise
    trading post; country store.
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Coöperative store

  • a store established by a coöperative society, where the members make their purchases and share in the profits or losses.
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department store

  • noun a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain
    emporium.
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discount store

  • noun a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price
    discounter; wholesale house; discount house.
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energy-storing

  • adjective satellite of or relating to anabolism
    constructive-metabolic.
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Fancy store

  • one where articles of fancy and ornament are sold.
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flower store

  • noun a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold
    florist; florist shop.
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general store

  • noun a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise
    trading post; country store.
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grocery store

  • noun a marketplace where groceries are sold
    grocery; food market; market.
    • the grocery store included a meat market
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haberdashery store

  • noun a store where men's clothes are sold
    clothing store; haberdashery store; haberdashery.
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hardware store

  • noun a store selling hardware
    ironmonger; ironmonger's shop.
    • in Great Britain they used to call a hardware store an ironmonger's shop
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In store

  • adjective satellite in readiness; awaiting
    • gave us a hint of the excitement that was in store for us
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  • in a state of accumulation; in keeping; hence, in a state of readiness. "I have better news in store for thee." Shak.
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jewelry store

  • noun a firm that sells and buys jewelry
    jewelry dealer.
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liquor store

  • noun a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere
    liquor store; off-licence.
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Marine store

  • a store where old canvas, ropes, etc., are bought and sold; a junk shop. Eng.
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mens store

  • noun a store where men's clothes are sold
    clothing store; haberdashery store; haberdashery.
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ordnance store

  • noun military supplies
    ordnance; munition.
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package store

  • noun a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere
    liquor store; off-licence.
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powder store

  • noun a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored
    magazine; powder magazine.
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Public stores

  • military and naval stores, equipments, etc.
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push-down store

  • noun a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
    push-down storage; stack.
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re-store

Re-store" transitive verb
Etymology
Pref. re- + store.
Definitions
  1. To store again; as, the goods taken out were re-stored.
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retail store

  • noun a place of business for retailing goods
    mercantile establishment; sales outlet; outlet.
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second-hand store

  • noun a shop that sells secondhand goods at reduced prices
    thriftshop.
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shoe store

  • noun a shop where shoes are sold
    shoe shop; shoe-shop.
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small stores

  • noun personal items conforming to regulations that are sold aboard ship or at a naval base and charged to the person's pay
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specialty store

  • noun a store that sells only one kind of merchandise
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store cheese

  • noun informal names for American cheddar
    rat cheese.
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Store clothes

  • clothing purchased at a shop or store; in distinction from that which is home-made. Colloq. U.S.
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store detective

  • noun a private detective employed by a merchant to stop pilferage
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Store pay

  • payment for goods or work in articles from a shop or store, instead of money. U.S.
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store-bought

  • adjective satellite purchased; not homemade
    boughten.
    • my boughten clothes
    • a store-bought dress
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stored program

  • noun a program that is stored in the memory of the computer that executes it
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stored-program

  • adjective of or concerning programs stored in the computer's own memory
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To set store by

  • to consider valuable.
  • to value greatly; to have a high appreciation of.
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To tell no store of

  • to make no account of; to consider of no importance.
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