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oomstick served as a stopgap mast for the dinghy's sail.
stopper n. stopple, cork, plug, bung: I had problems getting the
stopper out of the barrel.
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.
storehouse
n. warehouse, depository or depositary, repository, storeroom,
bank, store, (In Asia) godown; arsenal, magazine, armoury: The
company maintains storehouses in a dozen countries to better
supply their customers.
storey n. floor, level, tier, Chiefly US story: The new building is
five storeys high.
storm n. 1 tempest, disturbance, turbulence; wind-storm, mistral,
gale, whirlwind, hurricane, tornado, typhoon, cyclone, US and
Canadian williwaw; shower, cloudburst, downpour, rainstorm,
deluge, monsoon, thunder-shower, thunderstorm, electrical storm;
dust-storm, sandstorm, simoom or simoon or samiel, harmattan,
khamsin, sirocco; snowstorm, blizzard; hailstorm, ice-storm:
People were evacuated from the area where it was thought the
storm would strike. 2 outburst, outcry, explosion, eruption,
outpouring, furore or US furor: The proposed taxes were met by
a storm of protest. 3 disturbance, rumpus, stir, commotion,
agitation, furore or US furor; turbulence, strife, turmoil,
disorder: I am not sure the company could weather another
serious financial storm.