noun (esp. BrE ) ⇨ See also ↑ store
ADJECTIVE
▪ 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 ~.
▪ charity ( BrE ), thrift ( AmE )
▪
I gave all my old books to a charity ~/thrift ~.
▪ antique ( BrE , AmE ), junk ( BrE , AmE )
▪ betting ( BrE )
▪ mobile ( BrE )
▪
Mobile ~s 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 ~ for all your skiing needs.
▪ coffee ( BrE , AmE )
… OF SHOPS
▪ parade ( BrE ), row
▪
The post office is at the end of the row of ~s.
▪ chain
▪
The brothers opened a chain of electrical ~s in the eighties.
VERB + SHOP
▪ have , keep , own , run
▪ open , set up
▪
She opened a flower ~ in the High Street.
▪
an area where many artists have set up ~ ( figurative )
▪ close , close up , shut , shut up ( BrE )
▪
At 5.30 she shuts up ~ and goes home.
SHOP + VERB
▪ sell sth
▪ offer sth
▪
The ~ offers a large selection of leather goods at reasonable prices.
▪ specialize in sth
▪ advertise sth
▪ display sth
▪ open
▪ close , shut
SHOP + NOUN
▪ assistant , manager , manageress ( BrE ), owner , staff , worker
▪ counter , display , doorway , front , premises , shelves , sign , window
PREPOSITION
▪ around a/the ~ , round a/the ~ ( esp. BrE )
▪
I went around all the ~s but I couldn't find a present for him.
▪ at a/the ~
▪
There was was a break-in at that new ~ last night.
▪ in a/the ~
▪
She works part-time in a ~.