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storefront

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: S T AO1 R F R AA2 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The side of a store (or other shop) which faces the street and usually contains display windows.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shopfront

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An e-commerce website offering goods or services to the public.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shopfront

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: front

History

Etymology

From store + front.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: witryna — The side of a store (or other shop) which faces the street.
  • Polish: front — The side of a store (or other shop) which faces the street.
  • Spanish: tenchada — The side of a store (or other shop) which faces the street.
  • Spanish: fachada — The side of a store (or other shop) which faces the street.
  • Spanish: fachada de tienda — The side of a store (or other shop) which faces the street.
  • Ottoman Turkish: سركی (sergi) — The side of a store (or other shop) which faces the street.
  • Polish: witryna — An e-commerce website offering goods or services to the public.
  • Spanish: tendachada — An e-commerce website offering goods or services to the public.
  • Spanish: fachada — An e-commerce website offering goods or services to the public.
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