In Store

Definition: In Store

In Store

Adjective

1. In readiness; awaiting; "gave us a hint of the excitement that was in store for us".

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Synonym: In Store

Destiny

Verb: impend; hang over, lie over; threaten, loom, await, come on, approach, stare one in the face; foreordain, preordain; predestine, doom, have in store for.

Adjective: impending; Verb: destined; about to be, happen; coming, in store, to come, going to happen, instant, at hand, near; near, close at hand; over hanging, hanging over one's head, imminent; brewing, preparing, forthcoming; int he wind, on the cards, in reserve; that will, is to be; in prospect; (expected); looming in the distance, horizon, future; unborn, in embryo; int he womb of time, futurity; pregnant; (producing).

Expectation

Lead one to expect; (predict); have in store for; (destiny).

Possession

Possessed; Verb: on hand, by one; in hand, in store, in stock; in one's hands, in one's grasp, in one's possession; at one's command, at one's disposal; one's own; (property).

Preparation

Adjective: preparing; Verb: in preparation, in course of preparation, in agitation, in embryo, in hand, in train; afoot, afloat; on foot, on the stocks, on the anvil; under consideration; (plan); brewing, batching, forthcoming, brooding; in store for, in reserve.

Provision

Have in store, have in reserve; keep, keep by one, keep on foot, keep on hand; have to fall back upon; store; provide against a rainy day; (economy).

Store

Deposit; stow, stack, load; harvest; heap, collect; lay in store;

Adjective: stored; Verb:; in store, in reserve, in ordinary; spare, supernumerary.

Crosswords: In Store

He slowly asked Bradford what was in store for humanity. (The Creeping Terror; writing credit: Arthur Ross; Robert Silliphant)

What's in store for the 21st century when we elect those without a mind? (Get High On Life; performing artist: Exit-13)

Trouble in Store (1953)

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Books

• Your Chinese Horoscope for 2003: What the Year of the Goat Holds in Store for You (Your Chinese Horoscope, 2003) (reference)

  (more book examples)

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Some of the delights in store for the would-be builder. Credit: Library of Congress.

Sign in store selling out, Aledo, Illinois. Credit: Library of Congress.

Stock of goods in store, Ray, North Dakota. Credit: Library of Congress.

Decorations in store at Alger, Montana. The early American prints are very good examples. Credit: Library of Congress.

Desk and display of children's art in store at Ericsburg, Minnesota. Credit: Library of Congress.

Signs in store window. Virginia, Minnesota. Credit: Library of Congress.

Shoe and harness repair and beauty shop in store. Shelby, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi. Credit: Library of Congress.

Meat in store shed of Ozark farm. Oregon County, Missouri. Credit: Library of Congress.

Christmas trees and wreaths in store window display. Credit: Library of Congress.

Circuit breaker in store building. Close-up of circuit breaker I. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Al and Tom strolled along the street and looked in store windows and watched the strange people on the sidewalks.

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Economic History

Bahrain

Meanwhile, the newly expanded airport has further upgrade and expansion plans in store. (references)

Travel

Italy

Italy recently enacted legislation providing flexibility in store operating hours when retail establishments can be open. (references)

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Expressions using "in store": be in store ♦ have in store ♦ have in store for ♦ in store for ♦ lay in store. Additional references.

Albanian

në gatishmëri (in fighting trim, in readiness, on the alert), gati (about, all but, almost, at hand, but, in line, much, nearly, picked, practically, prepared, pretty, ready, scarcely, virtual, well nigh). (various references)

Chinese 

保藏 (keep in store, preserve). (various references)

Finnish

varastossa (in stock). (various references)

French

réserver (have in store). (various references)

German

im laden. (various references)

Greek 

επιφυλάσσω (have in store for), επιφυλλάσσω (be in store for), επιφυλλάσσομαι (be in store for). (various references)

Hungarian

tartogat vmit vki számára (have sg in store for sy), tartalékol vmit (to hold sg in store, to keep sg in store, to put sg on ice), készenlétben tart vmit (to hold sg in store, to keep sg in store). (various references)

Italian

sovrastare (be imminent, forthcoming, hang over, overhang, overlook, overtop, stand above, surpass, to be imminent, to be in store, to impend, top). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

貯水量 (volume of water kept in store). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ちょすいりょう (volume of water kept in store). (various references)

Pig Latin

inay orestay

Romanian

avea în stoc (have in store). (various references)

Russian 

впрок (to preserve). (various references)

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: norites, oestrin, orients, stonier.

-1 letter: estrin, inerts, insert, inters, intros, irones, nestor, niters, nitres, nitros, norite, nosier, noters, orient, senior, sinter, sortie, stoner, tenors, tensor, toners, tonier, tories, triens, trines, triose, trones.

-2 letters: eosin, inert, inset, inter, intro, irone, irons, neist, nerts, niter, nites, nitre, nitro, noirs, noise, noris, noter, notes, onset, ornis, osier, reins, rents, resin.

+1 letter: bornites, cointers, corniest, genitors, horniest, instroke, intoners, introrse, investor, jointers, notaries, noticers, oestrins, oneriest, ornithes, pointers, porniest, proteins, retinols, routines, senorita, serotine, snootier, snottier, snoutier, tenorist, ternions, tritones, tropines, tyrosine.

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