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Storage

The act of depositing in a store or warehouse for safe keeping; also, the safe keeping of goods in a warehouse.

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Broader term 10

Business 76% connected

That which busies one, or that which engages the time, attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern or interest, whether for a longer or…

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Deposit 76% connected

To lay down; to place; to put; to let fall or throw down (as sediment); as, a crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand; the waters deposited a rich al…

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Depositary 76% connected

One with whom anything is lodged in the trust; one who receives a deposit; -- the correlative of depositor.

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Deposition 76% connected

The act of depositing or deposing; the act of laying down or thrown down; precipitation.

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Depository 76% connected

A place where anything is deposited for sale or keeping; as, warehouse is a depository for goods; a clerk's office is a depository for records.

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Hardware 76% connected

Ware made of metal, as cutlery, kitchen utensils, and the like; ironmongery.

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Holding 76% connected

of Hold

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Keeping 76% connected

of Keep

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Repository 76% connected

A place where things are or may be reposited, or laid up, for safety or preservation; a depository.

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Retention 76% connected

The act of retaining, or the state of being ratined.

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Narrower term 8

Dump 76% connected

A thick, ill-shapen piece; a clumsy leaden counter used by boys in playing chuck farthing.

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Filing 76% connected

of File

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Garner 76% connected

A granary; a building or place where grain is stored for preservation.

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Granary 76% connected

A storehouse or repository for grain, esp. after it is thrashed or husked; a cornbouse; also (Fig.), a region fertile in grain.

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Magazine 76% connected

A receptacle in which anything is stored, especially military stores, as ammunition, arms, provisions, etc.

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Stowage 76% connected

The act or method of stowing; as, the stowage of provisions in a vessel.

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Stowing 76% connected

of Stow

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Warehouse 76% connected

A storehouse for wares, or goods.

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Derivationally related 2

Store 74% connected

That which is accumulated, or massed together; a source from which supplies may be drawn; hence, an abundance; a great quantity, or a great number.

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Store 74% connected

That which is accumulated, or massed together; a source from which supplies may be drawn; hence, an abundance; a great quantity, or a great number.

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Containing whole 1

Computer 70% connected

One who computes.

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Component part 1

Register 70% connected

A written account or entry; an official or formal enumeration, description, or record; a memorial record; a list or roll; a schedule.

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Synonym 8

Depot 92% connected

A place of deposit for the storing of goods; a warehouse; a storehouse.

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Entrepot 92% connected

A warehouse; a magazine for depositing goods, stores, etc.; a mart or place where merchandise is deposited; as, an entrepot for shipping goods in tra…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Memory 92% connected

The faculty of the mind by which it retains the knowledge of previous thoughts, impressions, or events.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Repositing 92% connected

of Reposit

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Reposition 92% connected

The act of repositing; a laying up.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Store 92% connected

That which is accumulated, or massed together; a source from which supplies may be drawn; hence, an abundance; a great quantity, or a great number.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Storehouse 92% connected

A building for keeping goods of any kind, especially provisions; a magazine; a repository; a warehouse.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Warehousing 92% connected

of Warehouse

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