| Main Entry: | shop |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place of retail business |
Synonyms: |
boutique, chain, deli, department store, emporium, five-and-dime, market, mill, outlet, showroom, stand, store, supermarket |
| Notes: | at first, shop designated a small retail establishment and store was applied only to a large establishment; now the differences are blurred |
| Main Entry: | shop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look for merchandise to buy |
Synonyms: |
buy, go shopping, hunt for, look for, market, purchase, try to buy |
Antonyms: |
sell |
| Main Entry: | bureau |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | branch of an organization |
Synonyms: |
agency, authority, board, commission, committee, department, division, front office, office, salt mines, service, setup, shop, store |
| Main Entry: | business |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | company, enterprise |
Synonyms: |
Mom and Pop, cartel, concern, corporation, establishment, factory, firm, fly-by-night operation, house, institution, market, megacorp, mill, monopoly, organization, outfit, partnership, setup, shoestring operation, shop, store, syndicate, trust, venture |
| Notes: | the industry is the movie business and the business is the television industry |
| Main Entry: | department store |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | retail store |
Synonyms: |
anchor store, chain store, dime store, discount store, five-and-dime store, outlet store, shop, store |
| Main Entry: | emporium |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | market |
Synonyms: |
bazaar, boutique, chain, co-op, cut-rate store, discount store, five-and-dime, flea market, galleria, mall, mart, outlet, outlet store, shop, shopping center, shopping plaza, stand, store, supermarket, thrift shop |
| Main Entry: | factory |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | manufacturing plant |
Synonyms: |
branch, cooperative, firm, forge, foundry, industry, laboratory, machine shop, manufactory, mill, mint, salt mines, shop, sweatshop, warehouse, workroom, works, workshop |
| Main Entry: | force |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | military organization |
Synonyms: |
armed forces, army, battalion, body, cell, corps, crew, detachment, division, guard, horses, host, legion, patrol, regiment, reserves, shop, soldiers, squad, squadron, troop, unit |
| Main Entry: | garage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | storage building for vehicles, workplace |
Synonyms: |
barn, car stall, carport, parking lot, parking space, repair shop, shop, storage |
| Main Entry: | market/mart |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place, venue for selling goods |
Synonyms: |
bazaar, bodega, booth, business, chain store, co-op, corner store, deli, delicatessen, department store, dimestore, drugstore, emporium, exchange, fair, general store, grocery store, mall, mart, outlet, shop, shopping mall, showroom, souk, square, stall, stock exchange, store, supermarket, trading post, truck, variety store, warehouse |