Go to the shops or go to the store means to go to your local shops to buy food and other small things you need. Go shopping means to go to look at things in
shops and buy things'that you do not buy regularly, such as clothes or records.
chain Store 'tjem sto:r' [n C] one of а
group of shops that have the same name
and are owned by the same company: Тле
big chain stores have made it very difficult for smaller shops to do business.
different types of shop
A If you want to talk about a shop that
sells a particular kind of thing, you usually say a clothes shop, record shop, furniture shop etc in British English, and a clothes store, record store, furniture store etc in American English. Bookshop (british) and bookstore (american) are usually written as one word.
supermarket (also grocery store
amlricais) /'su:p3r,ma:rk3t, grausari ,sto:r [n Cj a large shop that sells a wide range of things, especially food, cleaning materials, and other things that people
buy regularly
convenience store ksnviinians ,sto:r
[n C] american a shop in your local area that sells food, alcohol, magazines etc and is often open 24 hours a day
corner shop ,"Ь:гпэг Jop||-Ja:p/ British a small local shop, usually on the corner of a street, that sells food, alcohol, magazines etc
bakery (also baker's british) /'beifori,
beik3rz/ [л С] a shop that sells bread and cakes, especially one that also makes the bread and cakes
plural bakeries or bakers
butcher's /'botj9rz/ [n C] a shop that sells
meat
plura! butchers
delicatessen (also deli informal) dcii- kates^n, deli/ [n C] a shop that sells high quality food such as cheeses and cold meats, often from different countries
off licence british liquor store ameri-
can /"of Jais^ns, hks1" sto:r/ [n C] a shop that sells beer, wine, and other alcoholic drinks which you drink at home
chemist's british drugstore american /'kem^sts, drAgstxr/ [n C] a shop that sells medicines, beauty and baby products etc
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El the sound of shooting
shot /Jot||Jon [n C] the noise made by a
gun when it is fired One ivitness claimed she had heard eight shots, a shot rings out wkhtln (=when you hear a loud shot) Suddenly, a shot rang out.
gunfire gAntauV [n U] the sound made by several guns being fired, especially in a
war: Enemy gunfire could be heard from several kilometres away.
plural chemists
Лл In the US, the part of a drugstore where medicines are prepared and sold is called the pharmacy
pharmacy fa:rmosi/ [n C] especially
amfrican a shop or part of a shop where
medicines are made and sold plural pharmacies
hardware store (also hardware
shop British) 'ha:rdwe3r ,stD:r, hu:rdwc3r jDpH-Jaip/ [n CI a shop that sells equipment and tools that you can use in your home or garden
newsagent's/newsagent njuiz-
1eidynt(s)||,nu:z-/ [n CI British a shop that
sells newspapers and magazines, cigarettes, chocolates etc plural newsagents
newstand /nju:zstЈnd|'nu:z-/ [n CJ a small movable structure on a street, which sells newspapers and magazines
kiosk /'kkDsk||-a:sk/ [n С] a very small shop on a street, which has an open window where you can buy newspapers, cigarettes. chocolate etc
В a very large shop
department Store /di'pa:rtni9nt,sto:г/ [n
CI a very large shop which is divided into several big parts, each of which sells one type of thing, such as clothes, furniture, or kitchen equipment
superstore /'su:p9rsto:r, sju:-j|'su:-/ [n CJ a very large modern shop, especially one that is built outside the centre of a city
DIY store British home center ameri
can /,di: at 'wat ,sD:r, 'haom .senta1"/ [n С] a very large shop that sells equipment and tools for repairing and decorating your home
garden centre british nursery ameri can /'ga:rdn ,sent3r, 'пз:г&?п/ [n С) a place that sells a wide range of plants, seeds, and things for your garden
ml a lot of shops together in one place
shopping centre British shopping center american /'/Dpii] ,sent3r|'fa:p-/[n C) an area in a town where there are a lot of shops that have ail been built together in the same space
mall/shopping mall /moil, jDpnj тэ:1|
Jaip-/ [n Cj especially american a very large building with a lot of shops inside it, and often also cinemas, restaurants etc
market ,"ma:rkj,t/ [n C) an area outside
where people buy and sell many different
types of things
market stall (=one of the tables that things are sold from in a market)
CJ people who work in a shop
sales assistant (also shop assistant British sales clerk american/'seilz a.sistant, Jbp s.sistant, 'seilz ,kla:k||'/a:p-, -,к!э:гк/) [n CI someone whose job is to serve customers and sell things in a shop, especially in a big shop such as a department store
Zu Sales assistant is more formal than shop assistant or sales clerk
manager /таеп^зэ1"' [n CI someone who
is in charge of a shop
shopkeeper British storekeeper
american /'Jop,ki:p3r, ,sto:r1ki:p3r||,;a:p-/ [n C) someone who owns or manages a small shop
store detective ;'sto:r di.tektiv/ {n CI
someone whose job is to watch the customers in a large shop, to stop them from stealing things
SHORT
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a short distance or length
a short person
a short time
II short in length or distance
** opposite long
skort J,T.rt [adj] if something is short, there is only a small length or distance from one end of it to the other: a girl with short blond hair I The curtains are much too short. I The hotel is just a short distance from the station. 1 There was a short path leading up to the house.
short walk/drive/ride (=a short distance to walk, drive etc) It's only a short walk to the bus stop.
В someone who is short in height
opposite tall
see also small
short ЦуЛ'1 [adj] not as tall as most people: She was short and fat. I a short, heavy- looking man with powerful shoulders I Mr Haddad was several inches shorter than his wife.
not very tall /not veri 'toil fairly short: She's not very toll - about 1.4 metres, I'd say.
Short means 'not tall'. Small means 'not tall, and also 'not fat'. People are often described as 'short and fat', but not 'small and fat'.
В
small /smoil/ [adj] not as big or as tall as most people: a small man in a dark suit small for his/her age (=smal!er than other children of the same age) Bobby's small for his age, but he's perfectly healthy.