The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - store v.

1) stock, collect, accumulate, put by, lay away, set aside, pile (up) , aggregate, amass, cumulate; hoard; assemble: The corn is stored in huge silos. 2) keep, hold, stow (away) , preserve, warehouse, stockpile: Apples should be stored in a cool, dry place. --n. 3) supply, inventory, collection, accumulation, stock, stockpile, reservoir, cache, fund: We keep a large store of dry foods for an emergency. Grandfather has an endless store of tales about the sea. 4) shop, department store, market, retailer, outlet, cooperative (store) , Colloq co-op: You might get a good fridge at a department store. 5) set or lay store by. give credence to, believe (in) , have faith or trust in, trust (in) , bank or rely on, depend on or upon, count on, value: I shouldn't set much store by what that old gossip tells you.