shop

A place where people buy things.

• The shop sells fresh bread.
• I bought this coat in a small shop.
• What time do the shops close?

Similar words: store

Common phrases: clothes shop, corner shop, local shop, shop window

A place where mechanics repair cars and other vehicles.

• My car is in the shop.
• The shop replaced the truck's brakes.
• We took the van to a repair shop.

Similar words: garage, repair garage

Common phrases: repair shop, auto shop, in the shop

A place where people make or repair things using tools or machines.

• He makes furniture in his shop.
• The machine shop produces metal parts.
• Workers left their tools on the shop floor.

Similar words: workshop

Common phrases: machine shop, woodworking shop, shop floor

An office or business where people do professional work.

• Our design shop has five employees.
• She runs a small consulting shop.
• Several lawyers left to start their own shop.

Similar words: office, firm

Common phrases: small shop, design shop, consulting shop

To look at things for sale and buy what you need or want.

• I shop for food on Saturdays.
• We shopped for new shoes yesterday.
• Do you prefer to shop online?

How to use it: shop for something (We shopped for a birthday present.); shop at something (I usually shop at the local supermarket.)

Similar words: go shopping

Common phrases: shop for clothes, shop online, shop at something, shop for gifts

To look through a website, catalogue, or range of products and choose things to buy.

• Shop our summer collection today.
• You can shop the whole range online.
• She shopped the catalogue from home.

How to use it: shop something (Shop our new collection on the website.)

Similar words: browse

Common phrases: shop the collection, shop our sale, shop the range