English > shop: 7 senses > noun 1, artifactMeaning | A mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services. |
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Example | "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod" |
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Synonym | store |
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Parts | shopfront, storefront | The front side of a store facing the street |
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Narrower | bakery, bakeshop, bakehouse | A workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold |
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barbershop | A shop where men can get their hair cut |
bazaar, bazar | A shop where a variety of goods are sold |
betting shop | A licensed bookmaker's shop that is not at the race track |
bodega | A small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries |
bookshop, bookstore, bookstall | A shop where books / books are sold |
booth | A small shop at a fair |
boutique, dress shop | A shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry |
building supply store, building supply house | A store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures |
butcher shop, meat market | A shop in which meat and poultry (and sometimes fish) are sold |
canteen | sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp / camp / camp etc. |
chain store | One of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise |
cleaners, dry cleaners | shop where dry cleaning is done |
clothing store, haberdashery, haberdashery store, mens store | A store where men's clothes are sold |
commissary | A retail store that sells equipment and provisions / provisions (usually to military personnel) |
computer store | A store that sells computers to the small businessperson or personal user |
confectionery, confectionary, candy store | A confectioner's shop |
convenience store | A store selling a limited variety of food and pharmaceutical items |
delicatessen, deli, food shop | A shop selling ready-to-eat food products |
drugstore, apothecary's shop, chemist's, chemist's shop, pharmacy | A retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold |
florist, florist shop, flower store | A shop where flowers / flowers and ornamental plants are sold |
gift shop, novelty shop | A shop that sells miscellaneous articles appropriate as gifts |
hardware store, ironmonger, ironmonger's shop | A store selling hardware |
head shop | A shop specializing in articles of interest to drug users |
junk shop | A shop that sells cheap secondhand goods |
millinery, hat shop | shop selling women's hats |
outfitter | A shop that provides equipment for some specific purpose |
package store, liquor store, off-licence | A store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere |
pawnbroker's shop, pawnshop, loan office | A shop where loans are made with personal property as security |
perfumery | store where perfumes are sold |
pet shop | A shop where pet animals can be purchased |
pizzeria, pizza shop, pizza parlor | A shop / shop where pizzas are made and sold |
repair shop, fix-it shop | A shop specializing in repairs and maintenance |
salon, beauty salon, beauty parlor, beauty parlour, beauty shop | A shop where hairdressers and beauticians work |
shoe shop, shoe-shop, shoe store | A shop where shoes are sold |
specialty store | A store that sells only one kind of merchandise |
thriftshop, second-hand store | A shop that sells secondhand goods at reduced prices |
tobacco shop, tobacconist shop, tobacconist | A shop that sells pipes and pipe tobacco and cigars and cigarettes |
toyshop | shop where toys are sold |
Broader | mercantile establishment, retail store, sales outlet, outlet | A place of business for retailing goods |
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Spanish | almacén, comercio, establecimiento, negocio, tienda |
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Catalan | botiga, establiment, tenda |
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Verbs | shop | do one's shopping / shopping |
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shop | shop around |
shop | do one's shopping at |