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store
English
Etymology
From Middle English store, stoure, storre, from Anglo-Norman stor, estore, estorr, estoer, and Old French estour, estor, from Latin instaur?.
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: stôr, IPA(key): /st??/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: stô, IPA(key): /st??/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: st?r, IPA(key): /sto(?)?/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /sto?/
- Rhymes: -??(?)
- Homophone: stower (in some accents)
Noun
store (plural stores)
- A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept.
- A supply held in storage.
- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses, II:13:
- But there was an infinite store of mercy in those eyes, for him too a word of pardon even though he had erred and sinned and wandered.
- By late summer a sufficient store of stone had accumulated, and then the building began […] , under the superintendence of the pigs.
- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses, II:13:
- (mainly North American) A place where items may be purchased; a shop.
- 1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 75,
- In 1866 Colonel J. F. Meline noted that the rebozo had almost disappeared in Santa Fe and that hoop skirts, on sale in the stores, were being widely used.
- 1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 75,
- (computing, dated) Memory.
- A great quantity or number; abundance.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 37:
- I make my love engrafted to this store.
- 1645, John Milton, L'Allegro
- With store of Ladies, whose bright eies / Rain influence, and judge the prise / Of Wit, or Arms, while both contend / To win her Grace, whom all commend.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 37:
Synonyms
- (supply held in storage): stock, supply
- (place from which items may be purchased): boutique, shop (UK); see also Thesaurus:retail store
- (in computing): memory
Derived terms
Related terms
- storage
Descendants
- Tok Pisin: stua
- ? Rotokas: sitoa
- ? Afrikaans: stoor
Translations
Verb
store (third-person singular simple present stores, present participle storing, simple past and past participle stored)
- (transitive) To keep (something) while not in use, generally in a place meant for that purpose.
- Contain.
- The cabinets store all the food the mice would like.
- Have the capacity and capability to contain.
- They sell boxes that store 24 mason jars.
- (transitive, computing) To write (something) into memory or registers.
Derived terms
Translations
References
- store at OneLook Dictionary Search
- store on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- store in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Anagrams
- Resto, estro-, resto, roset, rotes, sorte, tores, torse
Danish
Adjective
store
- definite of stor
- plural of stor
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
store
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of storen
Anagrams
- roest, roste, stoer
French
Etymology
Latin storea (“mat”), via regional Italian stora (modern Italian stuoia).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /st??/
Noun
store m (plural stores)
- blind, shade (for a window)
Descendants
- ? Catalan: estor
- ? Galician: estor
- ? German: Store
- ? Portuguese: estore
Further reading
- “store” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
References
Anagrams
- resto, rotes, sorte, tores, torse
Latvian
Noun
store f (5th declension)
- sturgeon
Declension
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Anglo-Norman stor, estour, ultimately from Latin instaurare.
Alternative forms
- stor, stoure, storre, stour, stoor, stoore
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /st??r/
Noun
store (uncountable)
- supplies, provisions
- livestock, farm animals
- (stored) possessions, savings
- collection, storage
- storehouse, storeroom
- value, importance
Descendants
- English: store
- Tok Pisin: stua
- ? Rotokas: sitoa
- ? Afrikaans: stoor
- Tok Pisin: stua
- Scots: store
References
- “st?r(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-03.
Etymology 2
From Old English st?r and Old Norse stórr, from Proto-Germanic *st?raz; some forms are also influenced by Middle Dutch stuur.
Alternative forms
- stoor, stour, stur, sture, storre, stowre, stoore, stoure
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sto?r/, /stu?r/, /st??r/
Adjective
store
- strong, powerful, intense
- violent, threatening, imposing
- stern, sharp, harsh
- numerous, large in number
- large, big, great
- coarse, rough
Descendants
- English: stoor, stour (archaic)
- Scots: stour, stoure, sture, stoor, stoar
References
- “st??r(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-03.
Adverb
store
- violently, threateningly, imposingly
- sternly, sharply, harshly
References
- “st??re, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-03.
Etymology 3
From Old English st?r; possibly from a Celtic language.
Alternative forms
- stor, stoure
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sto?r/
Noun
store
- incense, frankincense, storax
References
- “st??r(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-03.
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
store
- definite singular of stor
- plural of stor
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
store
- definite singular of stor
- plural of stor
Swedish
Adjective
store
- absolute definite natural masculine form of stor.
Anagrams
- orets, rotes, teros
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firm
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /f??m/, [f?m]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /f??m/
- Rhymes: -??(?)m
Etymology 1
From Italian firma (“signature”), from firmare (“to sign”), from Latin firmare (“to make firm, to confirm (by signature)”), from firmus (“firm, stable”). The contemporary sense developed in the 18th century simultaneously with German Firma (“business, name of business”). There are conflicting statements in the literature as to which of the two languages influenced which.
Noun
firm (plural firms)
- (Britain, business) A business partnership; the name under which it trades.
- (business, economics) A business enterprise, however organized.
- (slang) A criminal gang, especially based around football hooliganism.
Derived terms
- The Firm
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English ferme, from Old French ferme, from Latin firmus (“strong, steady”). Doublet of dharma.
Adjective
firm (comparative firmer, superlative firmest)
- Steadfast, secure, solid (in position)
- Fixed (in opinion)
- He was firm that selling his company would a good choice and didn't let anyone talk him out of it.
- Durable, rigid (material state)
- firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood; firm land (i.e. not soft and marshy)
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
firm (third-person singular simple present firms, present participle firming, simple past and past participle firmed)
- (transitive) To make firm or strong; fix securely.
- (transitive) To make compact or resistant to pressure; solidify.
- (intransitive) To become firm; stabilise.
- (intransitive) To improve after decline.
- (intransitive, Australia) To shorten (of betting odds).
- (transitive, Britain, slang) To select (a higher education institution) as one's preferred choice, so as to enrol automatically if one's grades match the conditional offer.
Translations
Further reading
- Firm in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Anagrams
- FRIM, fMRI, frim
German
Etymology
From Latin firmus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f??m/
Adjective
firm (comparative firmer, superlative am firmsten)
- (somewhat dated) experienced, well versed
Declension
Further reading
- “firm” in Duden online
Polish
Noun
firm f
- genitive plural of firma
Zoogocho Zapotec
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish firma.
Noun
firm
- signature
Derived terms
- chgo?o firm
- cho?o firm
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish firme.
Adjective
firm
- firm, fixed
References
- Long C., Rebecca; Cruz M., Sofronio (2000) Diccionario zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 38)?[2] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 220
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