general store

noun

: a retail store located usually in a small or rural community that carries a wide variety of goods including groceries but is not divided into departments

Examples of general store in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The project known as the Terminal Island Japanese American Tuna Street Buildings aims to preserve the vacant buildings and possibly use them for a cultural center or a general store as there was in the 1940s. —Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 8 May 2025

But a hostile encounter in the town’s general store reveals Lucas to be a kid who will lash out when challenged. —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 May 2025

Stay here for quaint hotels, inventive restaurants, and a general store—not to mention Wrangell-St. Elias’ signature seclusion. —Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025

Hit the hay at a hotel in town, then stock up on road-trip snacks at the general store for the next leg of your drive. —Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for general store

• conquistador
• forevermore
• hereinbefore
• kinetochore
• kwashiorkor
• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor

Kids Definition

general store

noun

: a retail store located usually in a small or rural community that carries a wide variety of goods including groceries but is not divided into departments