- shop
- noun (esp. BrE) ⇨ See also ↑storeADJECTIVE▪ corner (BrE), local, village▪ high-street (BrE)▪ busy▪ exclusive, expensive, fine, posh (BrE), smart (BrE), stylish, upmarket (BrE)▪ excellent, good, wonderful▪ well-stocked▪ trendy▪ old-fashioned, traditional▪ colourful/colorful▪ boarded-up, empty, vacant▪ butcher (AmE), butcher's, greengrocer's (BrE), etc.▪ book (usually bookshop), gift (BrE, AmE), gun (esp. AmE), pet (BrE, AmE), shoe, souvenir (BrE, AmE), etc.▪ electrical, photographic, etc.▪ specialist, specialty (AmE)▪ pro (= at a golf club, etc.) (AmE)▪ duty-free (BrE, AmE)▪
She bought 400 cigarettes at the airport duty-free shop.
▪ charity (BrE), thrift (AmE)▪I gave all my old books to a charity shop/thrift shop.
▪ antique (BrE, AmE), junk (BrE, AmE)▪ betting (BrE)▪ mobile (BrE)▪Mobile shops are invaluable to people in rural areas.
▪ retail▪ repair (BrE, AmE)▪ barber (usually barbershop) (AmE)▪ pawn (usually pawnshop) (BrE, AmE)▪ one-stop (BrE, AmE)▪This is your one-stop shop for all your skiing needs.
▪ coffee (BrE, AmE)… OF SHOPS▪ parade (BrE), row▪The post office is at the end of the row of shops.
▪ chain▪The brothers opened a chain of electrical shops in the eighties.
VERB + SHOP▪ have, keep, own, run▪ open, set up▪She opened a flower shop in the High Street.
▪an area where many artists have set up shop (figurative)
▪ close, close up, shut, shut up (BrE)▪At 5.30 she shuts up shop and goes home.
SHOP + VERB▪ sell sth▪ offer sth▪The shop offers a large selection of leather goods at reasonable prices.
▪ specialize in sth▪ advertise sth▪ display sth▪ open▪ close, shutSHOP + NOUN▪ assistant, manager, manageress (BrE), owner, staff, worker▪ counter, display, doorway, front, premises, shelves, sign, windowPREPOSITION▪ around a/the shop, round a/the shop (esp. BrE)▪I went around all the shops but I couldn't find a present for him.
▪ at a/the shop▪There was was a break-in at that new shop last night.
▪ in a/the shop▪She works part-time in a shop.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
