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| bakeshop |
a shop at which bakery items are made and sold; bakery. |
| bazaar |
a shop or market with a wide variety of goods for sale. [1/3 definitions] |
| bodega |
in Hispanic communities, a small grocery store, occasionally combined with a wine shop. [1/2 definitions] |
| body shop |
an automobile garage or shop that specializes in the repair and maintenance of car bodies. |
| boutique |
a small shop, esp. one specializing in gifts or fashionable clothes and accessories. |
| browse |
to walk about (a shop or other place) in a leisurely way, examining different items but without any specific intentions. [1/6 definitions] |
| café |
an informal restaurant, coffee shop, or barroom that usually specializes in simple meals, coffees, and desserts. |
| chemist |
(chiefly British) a shop where medicines are sold by prescription, as well as other articles for health, beauty, and personal cleansing; drugstore. [1/3 definitions] |
| confectionary |
a candy shop; confectionery. [1/3 definitions] |
| confectionery |
a candy shop; confectionary. [1/3 definitions] |
| delicatessen |
a shop that sells ready-to-eat foods such as salads, cooked meats, and cheeses. [2 definitions] |
| display |
a careful arrangement of items for viewing, esp. items for sale, as in a shop window. [1/8 definitions] |
| foreman |
the supervisor of a group of workers, as in a factory or shop. [1/2 definitions] |
| haberdashery |
a shop that sells men's clothing and furnishings. [2 definitions] |
| ironmonger's |
(chiefly British) a shop where household tools, equipment, and other hardware items are sold; hardware store. |
| loaner |
a car, television, musical instrument, or the like, lent by a repair shop while the customer's is being repaired. [1/2 definitions] |
| machine shop |
a shop in which machine tools are used to shape and cut materials, esp. metals. [1/2 definitions] |
| market |
to buy in a market; shop. [1/6 definitions] |
| merchant |
an owner of a retail shop. [1/4 definitions] |
| off-licence |
(chiefly British) a shop that sells alcoholic beverages; liquor store. |
| patisserie |
a shop where fancy pastry, usu. French, is made and sold. [1/2 definitions] |
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