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• lay store by — ► set (or lay or put) store by (or on) consider to be of a particular degree of importance. Main Entry: ↑store …   English terms dictionary

• lay store on — ► set (or lay or put) store by (or on) consider to be of a particular degree of importance. Main Entry: ↑store …   English terms dictionary

• lay store by — see store …   Useful english dictionary

• set or lay store by — idi set or lay store by, to have regard for; value; esteem …   From formal English to slang

• store — [stôr] vt. stored, storing [ME storen < OFr estorer, to erect, furnish, store < L instaurare, to repair, restore, erect < in , IN 1 + staurare < IE base * stā , to STAND] 1. to put aside, or accumulate, for use when needed 2. to fill… …   English World dictionary

• lay — 1. v. & n. v. (past and past part. laid) 1 tr. place on a surface, esp. horizontally or in the proper or specified place. 2 tr. put or bring into a certain or the required position or state (laid his hand on her arm; lay a carpet). 3 intr. dial.… …   Useful english dictionary

• store — n 1. shop, market, mart, establishment; department store, supermarket, outlet, emporium; coop, thrift shop; mom and pop store, five and ten; drug store, pharmacy, apothecary; liquor store, package store, Brit. off license, U.S. Mil. Class Six. 2 …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• store — storer, n. /stawr, stohr/, n., v., stored, storing, adj. n. 1. an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis. 2. a grocery: We need bread and milk from the store. 3. a stall, room, floor, or building housing or suitable… …   Universalium

• store — [[t]stɔr, stoʊr[/t]] n. v. stored, stor•ing, adj. 1) bus an establishment where merchandise is sold, usu. on a retail basis 2) cvb bus a grocery 3) bus a supply or stock of something, esp. for future use 4) stores, supplies of food, clothing,… …   From formal English to slang

• lay — lay1 [lā] vt. laid, laying [ME leyen, new formation < 3d pers. sing. of earlier leggen < OE lecgan, lit., to make lie (akin to Goth lagjan, Ger legen) < pt. base of OE licgan, to LIE1] 1. to cause to come down or fall with force; knock… …   English World dictionary

• Lay — (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down, to be… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English