store

/stɔː/
noun 5verb 5

Collocations

37
1

(noun.) shop

ADJ

big, large, major | small | retail | department | self-service | high-street, local, village | chain | discount | convenience, corner, general | electrical, grocery, hardware, etc.

QUANT

chain

STORE + VERB

sell sth

STORE + NOUN

chain | account, card | assistant, manager, owner | detective

PREP

at/in a/the ~

2

(noun.) supply for future use

ADJ

considerable, good, great, inexhaustible, large, vast | small | food

fat

Animals build up fat stores during autumn to survive the cold winter months.

VERB + STORE

have, keep | build up

STORE + NOUN

cupboard, room (also storeroom)

PREP

~ of

The library held a large store of books collected over many decades.

3

(noun.) place for keeping sth

ADJ

cold, cool, dry

The bakery keeps its extra bread in a cool store to keep it fresh longer.

temporary | ammunition, equipment, grain, etc.

STORE + VERB

hold sth

The warehouse store held enough inventory to supply all three shops for a month.

PREP

in a/the ~

We bought fresh bread and milk in the local store this morning.

~ for

The garage became a useful store for extra furniture while we renovated the house.

4

(verb.)

ADV

carefully, properly, safely

The museum safely stores its most valuable artifacts in a climate-controlled vault.

conveniently, easily

You can easily store fresh vegetables in the refrigerator for several weeks.

electronically

The company electronically stores all customer data on secure servers.

separately | together | away, up

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