Dictionary entry details
• SHOP (noun)
Meaning:
A mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
shop; store
Context example:
he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod
Hypernyms ("shop" is a kind of...):
mercantile establishment; outlet; retail store; sales outlet (a place of business for retailing goods)
Meronyms (parts of "shop"):
shopfront; storefront (the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shop"):
toyshop (shop where toys are sold)
gift shop; novelty shop (a shop that sells miscellaneous articles appropriate as gifts)
hardware store; ironmongery (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)
hat shop; millinery (shop selling women's hats)
outfitter (a shop that provides equipment for some specific purpose)
liquor store; off-licence; package store (a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere)
loan office; pawnbroker's shop; pawnshop (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)
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 (a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work)
shoe shop; shoe store; shoe-shop (a shop where shoes are sold)
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; tobacconist shop (a shop that sells pipes and pipe tobacco and cigars and cigarettes)
florist; florist shop; flower store (a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold)
apothecary's shop; chemist's; chemist's shop; drugstore; pharmacy (a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold)
deli; delicatessen; food shop (a shop selling ready-to-eat food products)
boutique; dress shop (a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry)
booth (a small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment)
bookshop; bookstall; bookstore (a shop where books are sold)
bodega (a small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries)
betting shop (a licensed bookmaker's shop that is not at the race track)
bazaar; bazar (a shop where a variety of goods are sold)
barbershop (a shop where men can get their hair cut)
bakehouse; bakery; bakeshop (a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold)
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)
convenience store (a store selling a limited variety of food and pharmaceutical items; open long hours for the convenience of customers)
candy store; confectionary; confectionery (a confectioner's shop)
computer store (a store that sells computers to the small businessperson or personal user)
commissary (a retail store that sells equipment and provisions to military personnel)
clothing store; haberdashery; haberdashery store; mens store (a store where men's clothes are sold)
cleaners; dry cleaners (shop where dry cleaning is done)
chain store (one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise)
canteen (sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc.)
Meaning:
Small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
workshop; shop
Hypernyms ("shop" is a kind of...):
work; workplace (a place where work is done)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shop"):
turnery (workshop where objects are made on a lathe)
sheltered workshop (a workshop that offers jobs to members of the physically or developmentally disabled population)
saddlery (workshop where a saddler works)
print shop (a workplace where printing is done)
pottery (a workshop where clayware is made)
machine shop (workshop where metal is cut and shaped etc., by machine tools)
dye-works (a workshop where dyeing is done)
chop shop (a place where stolen cars are disassembled for their parts)
brickfield; brickyard (a place where bricks are made and sold)
bookbindery (a bookbinder's workshop; a place for binding books)
bindery (a workshop where books are bound)
Meaning:
A course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
shop class; shop
Context example:
I built a birdhouse in shop
Hypernyms ("shop" is a kind of...):
class; course; course of instruction; course of study (education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings)
• SHOP (verb)
Meaning:
Do one's shopping
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
She goes shopping every Friday
Hypernyms (to "shop" is one way to...):
obtain (come into possession of)
"Shop" entails doing...:
buy; purchase (obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction)
Domain category:
commerce; commercialism; mercantilism (transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shop"):
market (buy household supplies)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
buy at; frequent; patronise; shop at; patronize; shop; sponsor
Hypernyms (to "shop" is one way to...):
back up; support (give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Shop around; not necessarily buying
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
browse; shop
Context example:
I don't need help, I'm just browsing
Hypernyms (to "shop" is one way to...):
look for; search; seek (try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of)
Domain category:
commerce; commercialism; mercantilism (transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shop"):
comparison-shop (compare prices for a given item)
antique (shop for antiques)
window-shop (examine the shop windows; shop with the eyes only)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
In the summer they like to go out and shop
Meaning:
Give away information about somebody
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
tell on; shit; stag; snitch; shop; give away; denounce; betray; rat; grass
Context example:
He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam
Hypernyms (to "shop" is one way to...):
inform (impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shop"):
sell out (give information that compromises others)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
