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shop
has definitions from the fields of business,work,education
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[ noun ] (business) a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
Synonyms Examples "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod" Used in print (Norman Kent, "The Watercolor Art of Roy M. Mason"...)Gradually he withdrew from the shop altogether , and for the past thirty years , he has worked independently as a painter , except for his continued hunting and fishing expeditions . (Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)At 12 , Hans was sufficiently mature to help his father in the apothecary shop , which helped stimulate his interest in medicine and science . The new century opened with Oersted beginning his professional career in_charge of an apothecary shop in Copenhagen and as lecturer at the university . (Dell Shannon, The Ace of Spades....)To be Katharine_Ross , and work in a nicer shop somewhere , at a_little more money so she could have prettier clothes , and learn ladies ' manners and all like that , and get to know different people than up_to_now , not just the ones like her here , with foreign sounding names , the ones went_to the same church and - Different place , different job , different people , she 'd be all different too . Related terms mercantile_establishment drugstore boutique stall hardware_store commissary chain_store building_supply_store florist confectionery bazaar clothing_store shoeshop pet_shop convenience_store butcher_shop canteen delicatessen bookshop barbershop thriftshop toyshop betting_shop gift_shop bodega booth bakery junk_shop head_shop package_store millinery pizzeria repair_shop salon perfumery creamery specialty_store pawnbroker's_shop computer_store tobacco_shop cleaners outfitter shopfront patronize |
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[ verb ] do one's shopping
Examples "She goes shopping every Friday" Used in print (Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)Though Americans usually lived in groups segregated by national origin or religious_belief , they liked to work and shop in the noise and vitality of downtown . |
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[ verb ] do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
Used in print (Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)And if the affection for the suburban branch reflects a desire to shop with `` nice people '' , rather than with the indiscriminate urban mass which supports the downtown department_store , the central location may be in serious trouble . |
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[ noun ] (work) small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
Synonyms Used in print (Mignon G. Eberhart, The Cup, the Blade...)`` Take your cobbler 's shop somewhere else . |
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[ verb ] shop around; not necessarily buying
Synonyms Examples "I don't need help, I'm just browsing" Related terms search antique comparison-shop window-shop commerce browse shopping shopper |
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[ noun ] (education) a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity)
Synonyms Examples "I built a birdhouse in shop" Related terms |
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