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drugstore definition

☆ drug·store (drug′stôr′)

noun

a store where medical prescriptions are filled and drugs and medical supplies are sold: most drugstores now also sell a wide variety of merchandise

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drugstore Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • pass: I've passed this same old drugstore seven times.

Adjective modifier

  • local: That's a passport photo from a local drugstore.

Modifies a noun

  • beetle: A pattern of tunnels and holes in the bottom of a plastic bucket made by the larvae of the Drugstore beetle.

Noun used with modifier

  • chain: A trip with your partner to a chain drugstore?
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