Noun
shop -
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"
store
mercantile establishment ,
retail store ,
sales outlet ,
outlet a place of business for retailing goods
bakehouse ,
bakery ,
bakeshop a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
barbershop a shop where men can get their hair cut
bazar ,
bazaar a sale of miscellany; often for charity; "the church bazaar"
betting shop a licensed bookmaker's shop that is not at the race track
bodega a small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries
bookshop ,
bookstall ,
bookstore a shop where books are sold
booth small area set off by walls for special use
boutique ,
dress shop a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry
building supply house ,
building supply store 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 a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers
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 store ,
mens store ,
haberdashery a store where men's clothes are sold
commissary a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)
computer store a store that sells computers to the small businessperson or personal user
candy store ,
confectionary ,
confectionery the occupation and skills of a confectioner
convenience store a store selling a limited variety of food and pharmaceutical items; open long hours for the convenience of customers
deli ,
food shop ,
delicatessen a shop selling ready-to-eat food products
apothecary's shop ,
chemist's ,
chemist's shop ,
drugstore ,
pharmacy a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold
florist shop ,
flower store ,
florist a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold
gift shop ,
novelty shop a shop that sells miscellaneous articles appropriate as gifts
hardware store ,
ironmonger's shop ,
ironmonger a store selling hardware; "in Great Britain they used to call a hardware store an ironmonger's shop"
head shop a shop specializing in articles of interest to drug users; "he bought some roach clips and hashish pipes at the head shop"
junk shop a shop that sells cheap secondhand goods
hat shop ,
millinery hats for women; the wares sold by a milliner
outfitter a shop that provides equipment for some specific purpose; "an outfitter provided everything needed for the safari"
liquor store ,
off-licence ,
package store 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 the art of making perfumes
pet shop a shop where pet animals can be purchased
pizza parlor ,
pizza shop ,
pizzeria a shop where pizzas are made and sold
fix-it shop ,
repair shop a shop specializing in repairs and maintenance
beauty parlor ,
beauty parlour ,
beauty salon ,
beauty shop ,
salon elegant sitting room where guests are received
shoe-shop ,
shoe shop ,
shoe store a shop where shoes are sold
shopfront ,
storefront the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows
specialty store a store that sells only one kind of merchandise
second-hand store ,
thriftshop 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
shop -
small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
workshop
workplace ,
work a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today"
bindery a workshop where books are bound
bookbindery a bookbinder's workshop; a place for binding books
brickfield ,
brickyard a place where bricks are made and sold
chop shop a place where stolen cars are disassembled for their parts
dye-works a workshop where dyeing is done
machine shop workshop where metal is cut and shaped etc., by machine tools
pottery the craft of making earthenware
print shop ,
printing shop a workplace where printing is done
saddlery workshop where a saddler works
sheltered workshop a workshop that offers jobs to members of the physically or developmentally disabled population
shop -
a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity); "I built a birdhouse in shop"
shop class
Verb
shop -
shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don't need help, I'm just browsing"
browse
look for ,
search ,
seek try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues" ; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
commercialism ,
mercantilism ,
commerce an economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests
comparison-shop compare prices for a given item
antique give an antique appearance to; "antique furniture"
window-shop examine the shop windows; shop with the eyes only
shop -
do one's shopping; "She goes shopping every Friday"
purchase ,
buy accept as true; "I can't buy this story"
obtain come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"
commercialism ,
mercantilism ,
commerce an economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests
market engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of; "The company is marketing its new line of beauty products"
shop -
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
patronize ,
patronise ,
shop at ,
buy at ,
frequent ,
sponsor
boycott refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with
back up ,
support make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy; "You'd better back up these files!"
shop -
give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
denounce ,
tell on ,
betray ,
give away ,
rat ,
grass ,
shit ,
snitch ,
stag
inform give character or essence to; "The principles that inform modern teaching"
sell out give information that compromises others
