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shop
  1. An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
  2. A place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop.
  3. A large garage where vehicle mechanics work.
  4. Workplace; office. Used mainly in expressions such as shop talk, closed shop and shop floor.
  5. A variety of classes taught in junior or senior high school that teach vocational skill.
  6. An establishment where a barber or beautician works.
  7. An act of shopping, especially routine shopping for food and other domestic supplies.
  8. (figuratively, uncountable) Discussion of business or professional affairs.
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  10. Examples:
    1. “Homer stumbled upon a spooky shop selling forbidden objects from places men feared to tread, as well as frozen yogurt.”
      “The brothers would work together in a small auto repair shop.”
      “This is where I do my weekly shop.”
shopper
  1. A person who shops.
  2. A free local newspaper containing advertisements for local shops etc; sometimes includes discount coupons.
  3. A kind of bicycle suited to riding short distances.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “A woman contacted police after she was punched in the face by a shopper claiming she had jumped the queue.”
      “Without hesitation, the savvy shopper races through the revolving door and picks up sundresses, swimsuits and sandals.”
      “All too often, a shopper impulsively pays an exorbitant sum for a puppy, with little or no real knowledge of its origins.”
shopping
  1. Searching for or buying goods or services.
  2. Recently bought goods.
  3. An area's combination of stores and other infrastructure and products available for people who want to shop.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “I took a break from my shopping to have a nice cup of coffee with a croissant at a café.”
shoplifting
  1. (uncountable) The action of stealing goods from a shop; the action of the verb shoplift.
  2. (countable) A theft from a shop during trading hours.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “For thieves it is easier than burglary, robbery, shoplifting or mugging.”
shopaholic
  1. One who shops very frequently.
  2. Common term applied to someone suffering from oniomania.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “Kristen was well known for being a shopaholic and Tom didn't want to be anywhere near her when she was let loose in a mall.”
      “I went to a psychiatrist to see if I was a shopaholic, but he didn't think I was as I could pay my bills.”
      “She was a shopaholic who loved clothes and make-up and was up for a night out at the slightest excuse.”
shopkeeper
  1. A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail, in distinction from one who sells by wholesale, or sells door to door.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The shopkeeper was assaulted when four youths entered his shop brandishing weapons and stole a sum of money.”
      “The Yakuza greases the palm of a creepy shopkeeper to use his basement for the event.”
      “The ban was introduced because below cost selling was seen as grossly unfair to the small shopkeeper at the time.”
shopfront
  1. The side of a shop that faces the street, usually having display windows.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The shopfront was adorned with colorful garments, enticing passersby to step inside and explore the boutique.”
      “And the famous shopfront cover design has disappointingly been replaced with something less iconic.”
      “Passengers were boarding a double-decker in Crawley, West Sussex, when another bus hit it from behind before crashing into a shopfront.”
shopaholism
shoppe
  1. A fanciful spelling of shop, chiefly used in the names of businesses to give an air of old-fashionedness.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “There is also the dollar shoppe, which offers products for one and two dollars.”
      “He jogged down the wooden stairs that connected the shoppe to their house and gathered her in a hug, swinging her around.”
      “She walked past him, unseeing, as she looked at the flowers in a nearby window of a floral shoppe.”
shoplifter
  1. A person who shoplifts, one who steals from shops.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “A shoplifter went prepared for thieving with a specially adapted carrier bag designed to stop alarms going off.”
      “In the chase incident, he entered a shop to find the owner struggling with an alleged shoplifter.”
      “It's their responsibility to verify that I'm not a shoplifter, and am free to go about the rest of my life without a stain on my character.”
shopworker
  1. A person who works in a shop; a shop assistant
  2. Examples:
    1. “In October another shopworker was subjected to a similar ordeal by a knife-wielding raider.”
      “Although detectives were aware that the shopworker was in immediate danger, they did not know why he was being targeted.”
      “Police have issued an appeal for three witnesses who may be able to provide clues to the abduction and assault of a Sheffield shopworker.”
shopgirl
  1. A girl or young woman who works in a shop. A saleswoman.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Early on she worked as a shopgirl in a jewelry store on the Ponte Vecchio in Florence.”
      “Her Justine is a bored shopgirl inhabiting a soul-destroying existence in deepest Texas.”
      “The book, first published by Doubleday in 1967, is about a love affair between a Yale dropout and a French shopgirl as they travel around France in an enormous touring car.”
shopathon
  1. (informal) A long session of shopping.
shoppiness
  1. The state or condition of being shoppy.
shopwoman
shopboy
  1. A boy employed in a shop.
shopmaid
  1. (dated) A young woman who works in a shop.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The shopmaid greeted every customer with a friendly smile as they entered the boutique.”
shopowner
  1. Someone who owns a shop.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Abid Ali Majeed, 75, a shopowner, complained that the killers should never have been allowed so close to a populated area.”
      Shopowner and self-confessed loony Roly Gillard has resorted to handing out funny money to boost trade.”
shopkeeping
  1. The business of operating a shop
shopway
  1. (rare) The way that leads to a shop.
shopgoer
  1. Someone who goes to a shop.
shoplift
  1. (obsolete) A shoplifter.
shopkeep
  1. (informal) A shopkeeper.
  2. Examples:
    1. “In Manhattan alone, you should not be able to walk two blocks Thursday night without a shopkeep handing you a glass of Champagne.”
      “The new time clock feature is available in the latest version of the ShopKeep POS app that is easily downloadable in the App Store.”
      “Developed by a wine retailer, ShopKeep POS is a complete iPad point-of-sale system designed for independent retailers.”
shopliftings
shopaholics
  1. plural of shopaholic
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Football has never featured massively in the lives of this hard-working city of bankers, real estate moguls and shopaholics.”
      “Much like those addicted to drugs or alcohol, shopaholics experience withdrawal symptoms such as irritability, depression and loss of control.”
      “For many avowed foodies and shopaholics, a trip to the FoodWorld is almost a weekly ritual that they thoroughly enjoy.”
shopworkers
  1. plural of shopworker
shoplifters
  1. plural of shoplifter
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Some conclude that by the 1840s pickpockets and shoplifters alike tended to be adults and professional thieves.”
      “Bernie's team work hard to catch thieves, whether car crooks or shoplifters.”
      “Now, they're called super shoplifters, and while they can't leap a building in a single bound, they probably could steal most of what was in it.”
shopkeepers
  1. plural of shopkeeper
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The move comes as many shopkeepers in the area are complaining that traffic jams and the lack of parking spaces are driving customers away.”
      “He would see himself mouth angry words back at the idling grinning shopkeepers, that would wipe away for ever the pasty smile off their faces.”
      “Instantly shopkeepers yanked corrugated metal doors down over their storefronts.”
shopwomen
shopathons
  1. plural of shopathon
shopfronts
  1. plural of shopfront
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Traditional shopfronts are being replaced by less attractive modern shopfronts.”
      “Sand covers Swan Street and the wooden shopfronts are overhung by balconies.”
      “Funding will also be available for the reinstatement of traditional shopfronts or other architectural features.”
shopowners
shopgirls
  1. plural of shopgirl
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “He breaks off and goes into the gift shop, where they're selling chewing gum and 'I Love L. A.' Teddy bears, just to say hello to the shopgirls.”
      “One would be in the midst of a lot of actors, and besides, they're really only good for impressing shopgirls.”
      “And when they didn't get into movies they became shopgirls and waitresses and they got married and had beautiful children, so you have this per-capita beauty phenomenon going on here that is second to none.”
shoppings
shopgoers
  1. plural of shopgoer
shopkeeps
  1. plural of shopkeep
shopmaids
shopways
  1. plural of shopway
shoppers
  1. plural of shopper
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Lunchtime shoppers gazed in astonishment as police launched a full-scale raid on a suspected drug pusher operating from York city centre.”
      “Hundreds of striking council workers rallied at a mass meeting in York today as their actions hit city centre tourists, shoppers and motorists.”
      “A pedestrian crossing in Church Street has been broken for weeks leaving blind shoppers unable to gauge when to cross the busy road.”
shopboys
  1. plural of shopboy
shoppes
shops
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