stores

store  (stôr, str)

n.

1. A place where merchandise is offered for sale; a shop.

2. A stock or supply reserved for future use: a squirrel's store of acorns.

3. stores Supplies, especially of food, clothing, or arms.

4. A place where commodities are kept; a warehouse or storehouse.

5. A great quantity or number; an abundance.

tr.v. stored, stor·ing, stores

1. To reserve or put away for future use.

2. To fill, supply, or stock.

3. To deposit or receive in a storehouse or warehouse for safekeeping.

4. Computer Science To copy (data) into memory or onto a storage device, such as a hard disk.

Idiom:

in store

1. Forthcoming: great trouble in store for her.

2. In reserve; stored.

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[Middle English stor, supply, from Old French estor, from estorer, to build, from Latin nstaurre, to restore; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

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stora·ble adj.

storer n.

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stores [stɔːz]

pl n

1. a supply or stock of something, esp essentials, for a specific purpose the ship's stores

2. (Military) specifically, munitions slung externally on a military aircraft airframe

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See: naval stores; supplies.