drugstore

or drug store

[ druhg-stawr, -stohr ]

/ ˈdrʌgˌstɔr, -ˌstoʊr /

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noun

the place of business of a druggist, usually also selling cosmetics, stationery, toothpaste, mouthwash, cigarettes, etc., and sometimes soft drinks and light meals.

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Origin of drugstore

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10; drug¹ + store

Words nearby drugstore

drugola, drug on the market, drug psychosis, drugpusher, drug rash, drugstore, drugstore cowboy, drug tetanus, Druid, Druidess, druidism

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How to use drugstore in a sentence

None of this came easily to me, and I had to do it everywhere — ordering coffee, going to the drugstore, even pumping gas.
I’m autistic. I’m hoping I can wear a mask for the rest of my life.|Christine M. Condo|February 2, 2021|Washington Post
He said he and other relatives had checked up on the couple this past weekend, bringing over precooked dinners for the week, picking up medicine at a drugstore and treating an injury to Lester Wilson’s leg.
Couple who died in Petworth fire recalled as dedicated to church and community|Peter Hermann, Dana Hedgpeth|January 22, 2021|Washington Post
In the future, L’Oréal plans to create similar Perso-powered devices with many of its brands, from luxury makeup to drugstore skin care, to enable customers to fulfill all of their changing cosmetics needs easily and at home.
A.I. in the beauty industry: How the pandemic finally made consumers care about it|Rachel King|January 11, 2021|Fortune
The drugstores and other providers that administer shots covered by Medicare or Medicaid will get a $45 fee for each two-shot regimen.
Beleaguered nursing homes prepare for monumental task of vaccinating residents and staff|Christopher Rowland, Will Englund|December 4, 2020|Washington Post

Doctors, first responders, people in grocery stores, drugstores.
YMCA CEO Kevin Washington on Balancing Pandemic Response and Financial Pressures|Eben Shapiro|July 19, 2020|Time
A few of those community leaders invited Scopes to the drugstore, bought him a fountain drink, and convinced him to stand trial.
The Scopes Monkey Trial 2.0: It’s Not About the Stupid Science-Deniers|Michael Schulson|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was in a drugstore on a lunch break when he chanced to see a book titled The Execution of Pvt. Eddie Slovik.
The Last American Soldier Executed for Desertion|Michael Daly|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We met there because there was a drugstore or a candy store on the corner.
Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview|Alex Belth|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I had run out of razor blades ,and went to a drugstore, and had a really negative experience,” Katz-Mayfield told me.
After 100 Years, the Shaving Industry Is Finally being Disrupted|Daniel Gross|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is the same street where the drugstore, in which you always waited is located.
The Man Oswald First Tried to Kill Before JFK|Bill Minutaglio, Steven L. Davis|October 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
What he did in this case was to stop in Bakersfield at a garage that had a combination drugstore and news-stand next door.
Cabin Fever|B. M. Bower
Finally he said he couldn't work anymore and was going to drive to the drugstore for something to cure indigestion.
The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson
It was a famous drugstore, and contained one of the first private telephone booths ever erected.
Sister Carrie|Theodore Dreiser
At the first drugstore he stopped, seeing a long-distance telephone booth inside.
Sister Carrie|Theodore Dreiser
Just get some money from your father and go to the drugstore for more bandages.
The Scapegoat|Richard Maples

British Dictionary definitions for drugstore

drugstore

/ (ˈdrʌɡˌstɔː) /

noun

US and Canadian a shop where medical prescriptions are made up and a wide variety of goods and sometimes light meals are sold

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drugstore

or drug store

Origin of drugstore

Words nearby drugstore

Words related to drugstore

How to use drugstore in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for drugstore