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shop

 
 
pronunciation:
shap
parts of speech:
noun, verb
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: A shop is a small store where you can buy things. There are many kinds of shops.
Many people visit the local toy shop during the winter holidays.There is a small shop downtown that sells pottery and jewelry.
 
similar words:
business, market, store
definition 2: A shop is a place where someone keeps tools and can make or repair things.
Emma's dad is teaching her to use some of the tools in his shop to build a birdhouse.
definition 3: such a place in a service business where things are made or repaired.
Jack's mother has to take the bus to work because her car is in the shop.
 
part of speech: verb
inflections: shops, shopping, shopped
definition: When you shop, you buy or look for things to buy in stores or shops.
Yasmine is going with her aunt to shop for new clothes.My parents shop at the grocery store every week.
 
Word Builder: shop +
  • shopper:
    a person who shops.
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