drugstorenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdrʌɡ.stɔːr/us/ˈdrʌɡ.stɔːr/US UK chemist, chemist'sB1 a shop where you can buy medicines, make-up, and other things such as chocolate
Examples
- If you're going to the drugstore, could you get me something?
- I bought some bandage from the drugstore.
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Shops & auctions
- army disposals store
- army surplus store
- army-navy store
- art gallery
- auction
- department store
- discount store
- discount warehouse
- druggist
- duty-free
- milk bar
- newsagent
- newsstand
- off-licence
- offie
- swap meet
- sweet shop
- tabletop sale
- tag sale
- thrift store
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Examples from literature
- I've passed this same old drugstore seven times.
- If the wound be likely to keep on oozing blood, put on first a thickness of surgeon's cotton, or prepared cotton-batting, an ounce of which can be purchased for ten cents at any drugstore.
- Suddenly an idea occurred to her and she made straight for the nearest drugstore.
- Then quite suddenly he stepped from the train and made his way to where the magenta-pink and violet lights of Martin's drugstore glowed in the night.
- What an alluring place the little drugstore was!