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{
"term": "store",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"image": "data/images/ci/city.png",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a large shop that sells many different types of goods",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "It's available at London's three biggest stores."
}
],
"topics": ["Shopping"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["big", "large", "major"],
"… of stores": ["chain"],
"verb + store": ["go to", "visit", "close"],
"store + verb": [
"carry something",
"offer something",
"sell something"
],
"store + noun": ["chain", "account", "card"],
"preposition": ["at a/the store", "in a/the store"],
"phrases": ["the back of a/the store", "the front of a/the store"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a shop, large or small",
"labels": "(North American English)(especially British English)(especially North American English)(especially North American English)(British English)(especially North American English)(North American English, informal)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(North American English)(British English)(especially North American English)(especially British English)(British English)(North American English)",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'm going to the store."
},
{
"text": "His father opened a small **grocery store**."
},
{
"text": "**Retail stores **across Europe were reporting no stock left of the game."
},
{
"text": "You should be able to get it in any good health food store."
},
{
"text": "He looked around for a liquor store."
},
{
"text": "Buying store brands certainly works out cheaper."
},
{
"text": "Ralph Lauren's flagship store on Madison Avenue"
},
{
"text": "The game will hit stores in January."
},
{
"text": "The company operates four stores in Maryland."
},
{
"text": "The company plans to open two new stores in Dublin."
},
{
"text": "The new book has been flying off store shelves."
},
{
"text": "The store offers a comprehensive line of auto parts."
},
{
"text": "You can buy music from an online store."
},
{
"text": "Ask at your local hardware store."
},
{
"text": "The chain has endured another terrible month at its high-street stores."
},
{
"text": "You can park on the street right outside the store."
}
],
"topics": ["Shopping"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["big", "large", "major"],
"… of stores": ["chain"],
"verb + store": ["go to", "visit", "close"],
"store + verb": [
"carry something",
"offer something",
"sell something"
],
"store + noun": ["chain", "account", "card"],
"preposition": ["at a/the store", "in a/the store"],
"phrases": ["the back of a/the store", "the front of a/the store"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a website that sells things",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "an **online store**"
},
{
"text": "You can get it on the **app store**."
}
],
"topics": ["Shopping"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a quantity or supply of something that you have and use",
"examples": [
{
"text": "her secret store of chocolate"
},
{
"text": "a vast store of knowledge"
},
{
"text": "your body's fat stores"
},
{
"text": "Stores of blood sugar are metabolized to produce energy."
},
{
"text": "This is vital information to add to your store of knowledge."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["good", "great", "large"],
"verb + store": ["have", "keep", "build up"],
"store + noun": ["cupboard", "room"],
"preposition": ["store of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "goods of a particular kind or for a particular purpose",
"examples": [
{
"text": "medical stores"
},
{
"text": "They had trouble keeping rats out of the food stores."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "a place where goods of a particular kind are kept",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The grain store holds several thousand tonnes."
},
{
"text": "The soldiers were charged with guarding the weapons stores."
},
{
"text": "The mill ceased operations in 1940 and was used as a grain store."
},
{
"text": "You'll find a ladder in the equipment store."
},
{
"text": "We're using the shed as a temporary store for all our stuff."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["cold", "dry", "temporary"],
"store + verb": ["hold something"],
"preposition": ["in a/the store", "store for"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "waiting to happen to somebody",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We don't know what life **holds in store** for us."
},
{
"text": "If she had known what **lay in store** for her, she would never have agreed to go."
},
{
"text": "They think it'll be easy but they have a **surprise in store**."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be in charge of something for a short time while somebody is away",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Who's minding the store while the boss is abroad?"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to consider something to be important",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She sets great store by her appearance."
},
{
"text": "It is unwise to put too much store by these statistics."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/stɔː(r)/",
"audio": "st/store/store__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/stɔːr/",
"audio": "st/store/store__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: shortening of Old French estore (noun), estorer (verb), from Latin instaurare ‘renew’; compare with restore."
}