shops
UK/ʃɒps/US/ʃɑps/
shops is the plural of shop.
shops is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shop.
Meaning of shop
Noun
shop (countable and uncountable, plural shops)
- An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
- From shop to shop
Wandering, and littering with unfolded silks
The polished counter.1782–1785, William Cowper, “(please specify the page)”, in The Task, a Poem, […], London: […] J[oseph] Johnson; […], →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- boutique
- From shop to shop
- A place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop.
- A tailor called me in his shop.c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
- A large garage where vehicle mechanics work.
- The car's in the shop right now.
- Workplace; office. Used mainly in expressions such as shop talk, closed shop and shop floor.
- Discussion of business or professional affairs.
- What struck me about the occasion was the quiet though cheerful tone of the gathering, the restraint, noticeable also in the very few speeches. Chemistry was taboo, by common consent — no "shop" allowed.1917, South African Chemical Institute, Proceedings, page 28
- A variety of classes taught in junior or senior high school that teach vocational skills.
Phrases with shops
- $2 shops
- op shops
- big shops
- cop shops
- hot shops
- job shops
- pet shops
- pop shops
- pot shops
- pro shops
- sex shops
- tea shops
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- tip shops
- toy shops
- web shops
- auto shops
- bake shops
- body shops
- book shops
- cake shops
- chip shops
- chop shops
- comp shops
- copy shops
- cuca shops
- farm shops
- food shops
- free shops
- gift shops
- grog shops
- head shops
- hook shops
- hush shops
- joke shops
- junk shops
- malt shops
- mama shops
- open shops
- Paki shops
- pawn shops
- porn shops
- shoe shops
- slop shops
- soda shops
- swap shops
- talk shops
- toll shops
- tuck shops
- wine shops
- wood shops
- adult shops
- candy shops
- dolly shops
- drink shops
- fancy shops
- fruit shops
- knock shops
- magic shops
- mamak shops
- metal shops
- model shops
- music shops
- nanny shops
- paint shops
- paper shops
- pizza shops
- pound shops
- print shops
- slice shops
- smart shops
- smoke shops
- sweat shops
- sweet shops
- tally shops
- union shops
- wheel shops
- agency shops
- barber shops
- beauty shops
- Berlin shops
- boiler shops
- bottle shops
- bucket shops
- closed shops
- coffee shops
- corner shops
- Europe shops
- Gospel shops
- pastry shops
- policy shops
- record shops
- repair shops
- shoppy shops
- shops around
- thrift shops
- wobble shops
- antique shops
- betting shops
- butcher shops
- charity shops
- chemist shops
- chicken shops
- clothes shops
- grocery shops
- hit the shops
- leaving shops
- lifting shops
- machine shops
- mystery shops
- pantile shops
- private shops
- recycle shops
- runaway shops
- science shops
- talking shops
- variety shops
- vintage shops
- barber's shops
- computer shops
- erecting shops
- hits the shops
- icecream shops
- knocking shops
- one-stop shops
- printing shops
- what-not shops
- chemist's shops
- give-away shops
- hot bread shops
- ice cream shops
- ice-cream shops
- slap-bang shops
- specialty shops
- whistling shops
- cock-robin shops
- comparison shops
- jeweller's shops
- consignment shops
- hitting the shops
- opportunity shops
- second-hand shops
- vulcanizing shops
- ham and beef shops
- rag-and-bone shops
- Tom-and-Jerry shops
- apple dumpling shops
- bulls in china shops
Words that rhyme with shops
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Questions about shops
- What is shops the plural of?
- Shops is the plural of shop.
- How do you pronounce shops?
- Shops is pronounced /ʃɑps/ (US).
Words near shops in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: shops (page history and authors); shop (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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