Word a Day
shop
What does shop mean?
shop (noun): an establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce shop?
/ʃɑp/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does shop come from?
From Middle English shoppe, schoppe, from Old English sċoppa (“shed; booth; stall; shop”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of shop?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “shop”?
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What does “shop” mean?
a register or roll of paper consisting of a compilation or enumeration of a set of possible items; the compilation or enumeration itself
Not quite: that's what list means.
an establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well
Right! That's what “shop” means.
a tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory
Not quite: that's what heritage means.
the body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities
Not quite: that's what law means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “shop”?
night
Not quite: night means something else.
money
Not quite: money means something else.
today
Not quite: today means something else.
store
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