shoplift |
to steal goods from a store while posing as a customer. |
shoplifter |
a person who steals goods from a store while pretending to be a customer. |
shoppe |
shop (used mainly on store signs to suggest old-fashioned quaintness). |
shopper |
a person who goes shopping. [4 definitions] |
shopping |
the activity of looking for and buying goods in a store. |
shopping bag |
a large, strong bag with handles, used for carrying purchases. |
shopping center |
a group or complex of stores, often with other businesses such as restaurants, that have a common parking area. |
shop steward |
a unionized worker elected by other union members, usu. in a particular shop or department, to represent them in dealing with management. |
shoptalk |
conversation dealing with, or using the jargon of, one's job or profession, esp. after working hours. |
shopworn |
of merchandise, worn or dirtied by exposure and handling. [2 definitions] |
shoran |
an electronic system of navigational signals used in airplanes, ships, guided missiles, and the like to determine the precise position of the aircraft or ship (acronym for "short range navigation"). |
shore1 |
the land beside an ocean, sea, lake, or river. [2 definitions] |
shore2 |
a usu. angled post or beam that supports something such as a building or a ship in port. [2 definitions] |
shore bird |
any of various birds, such as the sandpiper, that frequent the shores of oceans, lakes, and the like. |
shore dinner |
a meal featuring several seafoods. |
shore leave |
permission granted to a ship's crew for onshore recreation, or the actual time spent ashore; liberty. |
shoreless |
without a substantial shore or beach. |
shoreline |
the place where land and water meet; littoral. |
shore patrol |
those members of the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, or Marines that are designated as military police on shore. |
shoreward |
to or toward the shore. [4 definitions] |
shoring |
the act of supporting or propping up with shores. [2 definitions] |