EGAVE

shop

About 24.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
  2. noun A place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop.
  3. noun A large garage where vehicle mechanics work.
    The car's in the shop right now.
  4. noun Workplace; office. Used mainly in expressions such as shop talk, closed shop and shop floor.
  5. noun Discussion of business or professional affairs.
  6. noun A variety of classes taught in junior or senior high school that teach vocational skills.
  7. noun An establishment where a barber or beautician works.
    a barber shop
  8. noun An act of shopping, especially routine shopping for food and other domestic supplies.
    This is where I do my weekly shop.

Similar words

workshop store browse sponsor give away patronize snitch tell on betray frequent

Often followed by

and in for to was at of on is

Word family

shoppe shopped shoppes shopping shops

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