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  • 61store — /stɔ / (say staw) noun 1. a large shop with many departments or belonging to a chain with many branches: a Myer store. 2. a small shop: corner store; video store. 3. a supply or stock of something, especially one for future use. 4. a. a place on… …

  • 62set — I [[t]se̱t[/t]] NOUN USES ♦ sets 1) N COUNT: oft N of n A set of things is a number of things that belong together or that are thought of as a group. There must be one set of laws for the whole of the country... I might need a spare set of… …

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  • 63set — 1 /set/ verb past tense and past participle set PUT DOWN 1 PUT (transitive always + adv/prep) to carefully put something down somewhere, especially something that is difficult to carry: set sth down/on etc: She set the tray down on a table next… …

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  • 64store — storer, n. /stawr, stohr/, n., v., stored, storing, adj. n. 1. an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis. 2. a grocery: We need bread and milk from the store. 3. a stall, room, floor, or building housing or suitable… …

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  • 65store — n 1. shop, market, mart, establishment; department store, supermarket, outlet, emporium; coop, thrift shop; mom and pop store, five and ten; drug store, pharmacy, apothecary; liquor store, package store, Brit. off license, U.S. Mil. Class Six. 2 …

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  • 66store — 1. noun 1) a store of money Syn: stock, supply, stockpile, hoard, cache, reserve, bank, pool; informal war chest, pork barrel 2) a grain store Syn: storeroom, storehouse …

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  • 67store — [[t]stɔ͟ː(r)[/t]] ♦♦ stores, storing, stored 1) N COUNT 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… …

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  • 68In store — Store Store, n. [OE. stor, stoor, OF. estor, provisions, supplies, fr. estorer to store. See {Store}, v. t.] 1. That which is accumulated, or massed together; a source from which supplies may be drawn; hence, an abundance; a great quantity, or a… …

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  • 69To tell no store of — Store Store, n. [OE. stor, stoor, OF. estor, provisions, supplies, fr. estorer to store. See {Store}, v. t.] 1. That which is accumulated, or massed together; a source from which supplies may be drawn; hence, an abundance; a great quantity, or a… …

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  • 70store — 1 noun (C) 1 LARGE SHOP a large place that sells many different kinds of goods: At Christmas the stores stay open late. see also: chain store, department store, general store 2 SHOP AmE a place where goods are sold to the public; shop 1 (1):… …

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