storefront

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noun

store·​front ˈstȯr-ˌfrənt 

1

: the front side of a store or store building facing a street

2

: a building, room, or suite of rooms having a storefront

storefront

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adjective

1

: of, relating to, or characteristic of a storefront church

a storefront evangelist

2

: occupying a room or suite of rooms in a store building at street level and immediately behind a storefront

a storefront school

3

: of, relating to, or being outreach professional services

storefront lawyers

a storefront clinic

Examples of storefront in a Sentence

Noun

He rented a storefront on Main Street.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Other storefronts will feature an immersive work of digital art by Esteban Azuela and a reading room covered in grass — actual grass — set up by the local design firm Matter, which specializes in graphic art and printmaking. —Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025

The new location joins 25 other Kroger storefronts in Louisville. —Matthew Glowicki, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Oct. 2025

Adjective

Home Bakery, known for its creative confections displayed in its storefront window. —Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025

Instead of a storefront-type appearance, that feature will instead restore that portion of the building to its original appearance − and match the look of upper floor windows, said Andy Inman, NCG Hospitality chief development officer. —Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing storefront

• storefront church

Rhymes for storefront

• commandant
• confidant
• conodont
• debutante
• nonchalant
• restaurant
• avant
• croissant
• detente
• entente
• savant
• daunt