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being stored: My furniture's in store while I'm abroad. b) about to happen: There's a shock in store for him. | We have a few surprises in store. 7 set ... store by to consider that (something) is of the stated amount of importance: He sets great/little store by his sister's advice. → see also STORES
'store brand n AmE OWN LABEL
'store de,tective n a person employed in a large shop to watch customers and stop them stealing goods → compare SHOPWALKER
store-front /'stɔːfrʌnt||'stɔːr-/ n AmE (a building having) the front of a store facing a street: storefronts for rent | a party set up in an empty storefront
,storefront 'church n AmE a church operating in a store-front. Storefront churches are typically EVANGELICAL churches in poor parts of towns and cities and usually have fairly loud and unusual religious services
store-house /'stɔːhaʊs||'stɔːr-/ n pl. -houses /,haʊzɪz/ 1 [off] apprec a place or person full of information: The library is a storehouse of knowledge. | He is a storehouse of useful ideas. 2 a STORE
store-keep-er /'stɔːˌkiːpər||'stɔːr-/ n AmE for a SHOPKEEPER
store-room /'stɔːrʊm, -rʊm/ n a room where goods are kept until needed
stores /stɔːz||stɔːrz/ n pl. stores 1 [P] supplies of things in continuous military use, such as clothing, food, and EQUIPMENT: ship's stores | The quartermaster is in charge of stores. 2 [the S+sing./pl. v] the building, room etc in an army camp, ship etc where these are kept: He works in the quartermaster's stores. 3 [C+sing./pl. v] BrE a shop in which many different types of goods are sold: There's a small general stores in the village where you can get anything from stamps to potatoes.
sto-rey BrE || story AmE /'stɔːri/ n 1 any of the levels on which a building is built: There are three storeys including the ground floor. 2 -storey also -storeyed BrE || -storied /stɔːrɪd/ AmE- having the stated number of storeys: a five-storey(ed) office building
stor-ied /'stɔːrɪd/ adj [A no comp.] lit being the subject of many stories; famous
stork /stɔːk||stɔːrk/ n a large white bird with a long beak, neck, and legs
CULTURAL NOTE In the past, when parents had to explain to young children where new babies come from, they often used to say that the stork brought them. Cards, birth announcements, and CARTOONS often show a stork holding a big cloth bag in its beak, with a new baby sitting inside the bag. → see also GOOSEBERRY BUSH
Stork trademark a type of MARGARINE sold in the UK, used especially for making cakes. Some people still remember an old television advertisement for Stork, in which people were tested to see if they could taste the difference between Stork and butter.
storm¹ /'stɔːm||'stɔːrm/ n 1 a) a violent weather condition with strong wind, rain, and often lightning; RAINSTORM: crops damaged by heavy storms | winds of storm force b) (in comb.) a violent weather condition with strong wind and the stated thing: a snowstorm/thunderstorm/sandstorm 2 [off] a sudden violent show of feeling: The shocking revelations caused quite a storm. | a storm of tears/protest 3 [(+of)] a loud angry expression: The decision was greeted with a storm of abuse/booing. 4 storm in a teacup BrE infml a lot of worry and nervous annoyance over something unimportant 5 take by storm a) to defeat by a sudden violent attack: The soldiers took the city by storm. b) (of a performer or performance) to gain the great approval of: Her singing took New York/the theatre by storm.
Storm is the general word for rough, and especially windy weather conditions. A large, violent storm with a circular wind is called a cyclone in the tropics, a typhoon in the western Pacific, and a hurricane in the western Atlantic Ocean. A smaller storm of this kind is called a whirlwind. A storm of this kind with a narrow path is called a tornado or twister if it goes over land and a waterspout if it goes over water. → see also RAIN (USAGE), WIND (USAGE)
storm² v 1 [T] to attack with sudden violence: Our armies stormed the city. 2 [+adv/prep] to go with violent anger: She stormed out of the room.
storm-bound /'stɔːmbaʊnd||-ɔːr-/ adj prevented from travelling by stormy weather
'storm ,cellar n AmE a place under a house where you can go to be safe during violent storms
'storm cloud n a dark cloud which may bring rain: (fig.) The storm clouds (of war) are gathering over Europe. (=there is a threat of war)
Stor-mont /'stɔːmənt||'stɔːr-/ a castle in Belfast where the Northern Ireland Parliament used to meet. An independent Parliament for Northern Ireland was started there in 1921 but as a result of serious violence in 1969, it was ended by the British government, which continued to rule Northern Ireland from London. Since 1998, Stormont has been used for meetings of the Northern Ireland Assembly which was established as a result of peace talks. The Assembly has, however, been closed at different times because of disagreements between the political parties.
'storm ,trooper n (especially in Germany before and during World War II) a soldier in a private political army that habitually used cruel and violent methods: using storm trooper tactics
'storm ,window n AmE a window fitted to the outside of an existing window to provide additional protection from severe weather. Storm windows are usually used in winter, and replaced with SCREENS in the summer: We'd better put up the storm windows this weekend.
storm-y /'stɔːmɪl||-ɔːr-/ adj 1 having a storm or storms: stormy weather | a stormy day | a stormy sky (=suggesting that there will be a storm) 2 full of noisy expressions or usually angry feeling; TEMPESTUOUS: It was a stormy meeting which could have ended in a fight. | a stormy love affair →ily adv
,stormy 'petrel also 'storm ,petrel n a small black and white seabird of the north Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea
sto-ry¹ /'stɔːri/ n 1 [{about}] an account of events, real or imagined: She wrote a story about space exploration. | a true-life love story | the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | He promised to tell the children a story as soon as they'd got into bed. | Before we decide who was responsible, we want to hear his side of the story. (=how he, as opposed to the other person, describes what happened) | Well, that's my story (=that's what I say happened) and I'm sticking to it. | the remarkable success story of how a woman gave up her ten-year addiction to drugs and alcohol | There's no need to be frightened: it's only a story. (=it's only about imaginary events) | - And then there's the question of what happened to him afterwards. But that's another story. (=which I shall not describe now) | (fig.) Crime is increasing in the US, and it's the same story in Britain. (=it's increasing there too) 2 what people are saying; RUMOUR: The story goes (=people are saying) that he's run off with his secretary, but I can't believe it, can you? 3 [(on)] an article in a newspaper, magazine etc: I'm afraid we can't print your story on the fraud scandal; it might be libellous. | What's this week's cover story? (=the story which is concerned with the picture on the cover of a magazine) 4 infml euph (used by and to children) a lie: The teacher told him off for telling stories. → see also SHORT STORY, TALL STORY, the same old story (SAME); see HISTORY (USAGE)
story² n AmE for STOREY
sto-ry-book /'stɔːrɪbʊk/ adj [A] as perfectly happy as in an imaginary story for children: a storybook romance/ending
'story line n the events in a film, book, or play; PLOT
sto-ry-tell-er /'stɔːriˌtelər/ n 1 a person who is telling a story, especially to children 2 infml euph a person, especially a child, who tells lies
stoup /stuːp/ n 1 a container used in former times for drinking from: a stoup of wine 2 a container for holy water (=blessed by a priest) inside the entrance to a church
stout¹ /staʊt/ adj 1 often euph rather fat and heavy: She became stout as she grew older. → see FAT (USAGE) 2 especially lit or pomp strong; thick; too solid to break: He cut a stout stick to help him walk. 3 [A] brave; determined; RESOLUTE: a stout