I.
noun
1 place where you can buy things ⇨ See also ↑ shop
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , large , major ( esp. BrE )
▪ small
▪ retail
▪ department
▪ high-street ( BrE ), local , village ( esp. BrE )
▪ chain
▪ online
▪
You can buy music from an online ~.
▪ discount
▪ convenience , corner ( esp. BrE ), general
▪ specialty ( AmE )
▪ outlet
▪ DIY ( esp. BrE ), electrical ( esp. BrE ), grocery ( esp. AmE ), hardware ( esp. AmE ), health-food ( esp. AmE ), liquor ( AmE ), record , toy , video , etc.
▪ dime ( AmE )
▪ thrift ( AmE )
▪ flagship
▪
Ralph Lauren's flagship ~ on Madison Avenue
… OF STORES
▪ chain
VERB + STORE
▪ go to , visit
▪ close , open
▪
The company plans to open two new ~s in Dublin.
▪ operate , run
▪
The company operates four ~s in Maryland.
▪ hit
▪
The CD will hit ~s in January.
STORE + VERB
▪ carry sth , offer sth , sell sth
▪
The ~ offers a comprehensive line of auto parts.
▪ close , open
STORE + NOUN
▪ chain
▪ account ( AmE ), card ( BrE )
▪ shelf , window (both esp. AmE )
▪
The new book has been flying off ~ shelves.
▪ brand ( esp. AmE )
▪
Buying ~ brands certainly works out cheaper.
▪ sales ( esp. AmE )
▪ clerk , employee (both AmE )
▪ manager , owner
▪ detective ( esp. BrE )
PREPOSITION
▪ at a/the ~ , in a/the ~
PHRASES
▪ the back of a/the ~ , the front of a/the ~
2 supply for future use
ADJECTIVE
▪ good , great , large , vast
▪ small
▪ food
▪ energy , fat
▪
your body's fat ~s
VERB + STORE
▪ have , keep
▪ build up
STORE + NOUN
▪ cupboard ( BrE ), room (usually storeroom )
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
a vast ~ of knowledge
3 place for keeping sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ cold , dry
▪
Beef and lamb are hung in a cold ~ for at least a week.
▪ temporary
▪ ammunition , equipment , grain , etc.
STORE + VERB
▪ hold sth
▪
The grain ~ holds several thousand tons.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
You'll find a ladder in the equipment ~.
▪ ~ for
▪
We're using the shed as a temporary ~ for all our stuff.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ carefully , properly ( esp. BrE ), safely , securely
▪
The paintings were carefully ~d in crates.
▪ conveniently , easily
▪
Butane can be conveniently ~d as a liquid in a can.
▪ permanently , temporarily
▪ digitally , electronically
▪
electronically ~d information
▪ separately
▪ together
▪ away , up
Store is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ computer
Store is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ data , ↑ email , ↑ energy , ↑ fat , ↑ file , ↑ firearm , ↑ food , ↑ grain , ↑ image , ↑ information , ↑ photograph , ↑ waste