The difference between Shop and Woodwork
When used as nouns, shop means an establishment that sells goods or services to the public, whereas woodwork means something made from wood.
Shop is also verb with the meaning: to visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise.
check bellow for the other definitions of Shop and Woodwork
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Shop as a noun:
An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
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Shop as a noun:
A place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop.
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Shop as a noun:
A large garage where vehicle mechanics work.
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Shop as a noun:
Workplace; office. Used mainly in expressions such as shop talk, closed shop and shop floor.
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Shop as a noun:
A variety of classes taught in junior or senior high school that teach vocational skill.
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Shop as a noun:
An establishment where a barber or beautician works.
Examples:
"a [[barber shop]]"
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Shop as a noun:
An act of shopping, especially routine shopping for food and other domestic supplies.
Examples:
"This is where I do my weekly shop."
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Shop as a noun (figurative, uncountable):
Discussion of business or professional affairs.
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Shop as a verb (intransitive):
To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise.
Examples:
"I went shopping early before the Christmas rush."
"He’s shopping for clothes''."
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Shop as a verb (transitive):
To purchase products from (a range or catalogue, etc.).
Examples:
"Shop our new arrivals."
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Shop as a verb (transitive, slang, chiefly, UK):
To report the criminal activities or whereabouts of someone to an authority.
Examples:
"He shopped his mates in to the police."
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Shop as a verb (transitive, slang, chiefly, UK):
To imprison.
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Shop as a verb (transitive, internet slang):
To photoshop; to digitally edit a picture or photograph.
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Woodwork as a noun (countable):
Something made from wood.
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Woodwork as a noun (uncountable):
Wood product.
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Woodwork as a noun (uncountable):
Working with wood.
Examples:
"He does woodwork as a hobby."
"synonyms: woodworking"
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Woodwork as a noun (only in plural, often in proper names):
A workshop or factory devoted to making wood products.
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Woodwork as a noun:
A place of concealment or obscurity.
Examples:
"Friends and relatives were coming out of the woodwork to celebrate his good fortune."
"So when he wants to, he can just kind of blend into the woodwork."
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Woodwork as a noun (football):
The frame of the goal, i.e. the goalpost or crossbar.
Examples:
"That goal was so close, it went in off the woodwork."