Puts away (6 letters)

{ Answer }

STORES

{ Related Clues }

Accumulates
Boutiques
Caches
Inventories
Inventory
Mothballs
Reserves
Shops
Stashes
Supplies
Business places
Lays away
Mall fixtures
Mall units
Packs away
Shopaholics' hangouts
Spree stops
Feeds a memory bank
Reserves for future use
Target and J. C. Penney
Gap and Toys 'R' Us, e.g.

{ Tags }

away, bank, c, caches, eg, feeds, future, j, mall, memory, packs, penney, puts, r, reserves, stores, target, toys, units, us, use

{ Notes }

The answer STORES is uncommon, appearing about once every 450 puzzles.

{ Definition }

STORE as a noun:

1. (shop, store) = a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"

2. (store, stock, fund) = a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"

3. (memory, computer memory, storage, computer storage, store, memory board) = an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"

4. (storehouse, depot, entrepot, storage, store) = a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks"

STORE as a verb:

1. (store, hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away) = keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat"

2. find a place for and put away for storage; "where should we stow the vegetables?"; "I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some"