storable

[stawr-uh-buhl, stohr-]

stor·a·ble

[stawr-uh-buhl, stohr-]
adjective
1.
capable of being stored for considerable time without loss of freshness or usability.
noun
2.
Usually, storables. articles that are storable.

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Storable is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

Origin:
1865–70; store + -able

stor·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·stor·a·ble, adjective
un·stor·a·ble, adjective
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store (stɔː)
 
vb
1.  (tr) to keep, set aside, or accumulate for future use
2.  (tr) to place in a warehouse, depository, etc, for safekeeping
3.  (tr) to supply, provide, or stock
4.  (intr) to be put into storage
5.  computing to enter or retain (information) in a storage device
 
n
6.  a.  an establishment for the retail sale of goods and services
 b.  (in combination): storefront
7.  a.  a large supply or stock kept for future use
 b.  (as modifier): store ship
8.  short for department store
9.  a.  a storage place such as a warehouse or depository
 b.  (in combination): storeman
10.  the state of being stored (esp in the phrase in store)
11.  a large amount or quantity
12.  chiefly (Brit) computing another name for memory
13.  Also called: store pig a pig that has not yet been weaned and weighs less than 40 kg
14.  a.  an animal bought lean to be fattened up for market
 b.  (as modifier): store cattle
15.  in store forthcoming or imminent
16.  lay store by, put store by, set store by to value or reckon as important
 
[C13: from Old French estor, from estorer to restore, from Latin instaurāre to refresh; related to Greek stauros stake]
 
'storable
 
adj

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