shop

¹shop

noun, often attributive \ˈshäp\

Definition of SHOP

1

: a handicraft establishment : atelier

2

a : a building or room stocked with merchandise for sale : store b also shoppe \ˈshäp\ : a small retail establishment or a department in a large one offering a specified line of goods or services <a millinery shop> <a sandwich shop>

3

: a commercial establishment for the making or repair of goods or machinery <machine shop> <repair shop>

4

a : a school laboratory equipped for industrial arts education b : the art or science of working with tools and machinery

5

a : a business establishment : office <a public relations shop> b : shoptalk <talking shop>

Examples of SHOP

1. I took the car to the shop to get new brakes.
2. I am taking shop this semester.
3. I made a table in shop.
4. The wood shop is down the hall.

Origin of SHOP

Middle English shoppe, from Old English sceoppa booth; akin to Old High German scopf shed

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to SHOP

Synonyms: bazaar, emporium, store

Related Words: market, marketplace, outlet, showroom; boutique, chain store, department store, dime store, exchange, five-and-ten (also five-and-dime), mart, mini-mart, thrift shop, variety store; big box, supercenter, superstore

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Rhymes with SHOP

bop, chap, chop, clop, cop, crop, drop, flop, fop, glop, hop, knop, lop, mop, op, plop, pop, prop, scop, slop, sop, stop, strop, swap, top, whop