Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z shopkeeperly Characteristic of a shopkeeper. shopkeeping The business of operating a shop. shoplady A woman who works in a shop. Shopland A surname. shopless Without shops. shoplessness Absence of shops. shoplet A small shop. shoplift To steal something from a shop or store during business hours, usually by means of hiding merchandise. shoplifter A person who shoplifts, one who steals from shops. shoplifting The action of stealing goods from a shop, store or other place of business. shoplifty Of, or related to shoplifting. shoplight Any of a class of light fixtures designed mainly for workshops, traditionally (in the 20th century) in the form of a tubelight suspended on lightweight chains (usually with twin tubes of four-foot length), now often in LED versions (2020s). shoplike Resembling or characteristic of a shop. shoplot A portion of land allocated for a shop; the kind of multi-storey building with commercial ground floor normally occupying such a lot shopmaid A young woman who works in a shop. shopman The proprietor, manager, or operator of a small store. shopmark A logo indicating the workshop from which a product originated. shopmate A person working in the same shop. shopocracy Shopkeepers as a social class. shopocrat A member of the shopocracy. shopoffice A building of virtually the same design as a shophouse, but devoted either to commercial use or to a mixture of commercial and residential use. shopowner Someone who owns a shop. shoppability The quality or degree of being shoppable. shoppable Allowing or promoting shopping; suitable for shopping in. shoppe A fanciful spelling of shop, chiefly used in the names of businesses to give an air of old-fashionedness. shopper A person who shops. shoppertainment Synonym of retailtainment. shoppie A shopkeeper. shoppily In a shoppy way. shoppiness The state or condition of being shoppy. shopping The process of buying goods or services, or searching for those suitable to buy. shoppish Having the appearance or qualities of a shopkeeper. shoppishness The quality of being shoppish. shoppy Inclined to talk shop; full of jargon. shoproom Room (available space) in a workshop. shopstead To buy and renovate abandoned shop facilities that are offered for sale inexpensively as part of an urban renewal policy. shopsteader An entrepreneur who buys and renovates an abandoned shop as part of a shopsteading program. shopsteading The sale by the government of abandoned shops to entrepreneurs who are willing to renovate them and operate there, as part of an urban revitalization policy. shopvac A heavy-duty industrial vacuum cleaner designed to handle debris from a worksite or mechanical shop. shopward Toward a shop. shopwards Towards a shop. shopway The way that leads to a shop. shopwear The condition of being shopworn; minor damage through being stored and handled in a retail outlet. shopwide Existing or applying throughout a shop or shop chain. shopwoman A woman employed in a shop. shopwork Work done in a workshop, such as woodwork or metalwork. shopworker A person who works in a shop; a shop assistant shopworn Of a product in a retail store: damaged from being on display and handled by customers, etc.; shop-soiled. shor A Turkic ethnic group living in Mountain Shoria, a southern part of Kemerovo oblast in Russia. shorage The right to use a shore, for example to land goods. Shoranur A city in Palakkad district, Kerala, India. shorb A shorebird. shore Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond. shorebird A bird, or species of birds, that is found near the edge of bodies of water. shorebound Heading towards the shore. shorebreak Template:alternative form of shored Having a shore, often one of a specified type. Shoreditch An urban area of London in the borough of Hackney, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3382). shoreface A narrow, steeply sloping zone between a seaward limit of the shore at low water and a nearly horizontal offshore zone. shorefast Held fast (securely) to the shore. shorefish Any of several fishes which inhabit shallow waters shorefront The area fronting on a coastline. shoregoing Going ashore. Shoreham A village and civil parish in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5161). shoreland The land at the shore of a lake, sea, etc. shorelark Either of two larks, of genus Eremophila, found in the Arctic or in mountainous regions shoreless Without a shore, or with no shore in sight; boundless. shorelessly In a shoreless manner. shorelessness Absence of a shore. shorelike Resembling or characteristic of a shore. shoreline The divide between land and a body of water. shorelined Having a shoreline. shoreman A person employed to spread cod on the beach to dry, and to prepare it for curing. shorepound A dangerous condition, due to high tide or larger surf, where the waves break in one single "wall" onto the beach, often in shallow water. shorepower The supply of electricity to a vessel at berth shorer Someone or something that shores or props up. shoresh A Semitic root shoreside Located on or near a shore. Shoreswood A hamlet and civil parish in northern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NT9446). Shoreview A city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. shoreward In the direction of the shoreline, relatively speaking. shoreweed A small European plantain, Littorella uniflora, that grows in shallow water or mud at the edges of ponds shoreworker Someone who works on land in the fishing industry Shorey A surname. shorgoghal A traditional Azerbaijani pastry in a round shape filled with anise or fennel seed, cumin, cinnamon, turmeric, salt and pepper shoring Temporary bracing used to prevent something, such as a tunnel, trench, or wall, from collapse. shorkie A dog that is a cross between a Shih Tzu and Yorkie. Shorley A surname. shorling The skin of a sheep after the fleece is shorn off, as distinct from the morling, or skin taken from the dead sheep. shorn Of a sheep, etc., having been shorn. Shorncliffe A suburb and army camp in Folkestone, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1935). Shorr A surname. Shorrock A surname. shors A surname. short Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically. shortage A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount. Shortall A surname from Irish. shortalls An overall, particularly with short-cut legs, like a pair of shorts. shortarse A short person; someone of small stature. shortass A short person. shortbed A truck with a short bed. shortblade A shortsword. shortboard A type of surfboard which is about 6 to 7 feet long (boards are always measured in feet, even in metric countries), and with a tapered pointy nose. shortboarder A surfer who rides a shortboard. shortboarding The use of a shortboard in surfing. shortbow A small bow that has a strong tension, and is usually about a meter tall. shortbread A type of biscuit (cookie), popular in Britain, traditionally made from one part sugar, two parts butter and three parts flour. shortcake A sweet cake or biscuit (crumbly leavened bread) typically made with flour, sugar, salt, butter, milk or cream, and sometimes eggs, and leavened with baking powder or baking soda. shortcakey Resembling or characteristic of shortcake. shortcast A short podcast, especially one that summarizes the key points from a longer one. shortcel An incel of short stature. shortchange To defraud (someone) by giving them less change than they should be given after a transaction. shortchanger One who shortchanges. shortclothes A covering for the legs of men or boys, consisting of trousers which reach to the knees, similar to modern-day shorts. shortcode A special short telephone number for an SMS or MMS service, designed to be easier to remember. shortcomer One who falls short, failing to attain a goal or ideal. shortcoming A deficiency or falling short; failure to attain a goal or ideal. shortcrust Describing a form of pastry that is relatively hard and brittle. shortcut A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths. shortcutter A person who takes shortcuts. shorted Dressed in shorts. Shortell A surname from Irish. shorten To make shorter; to abbreviate. shortenable That may be shortened. shortener One who, or that which, shortens. shortening Fat that is solid at room temperature, especially hydrogenated vegetable oil (known as vegetable shortening), used to make shortcrust pastry and in deep fat frying. shorter A short, a short seller: one who engages in short selling. Shortess A surname. shortestness The quality of being shortest. shortfall An instance of falling short, of not meeting a quota, an obligation, or more generally any expected target. shortfalling A falling short; failure to meet an expectation or standard. shortfic A fanfic of shorter than average length. shortfin Applied to various kinds of fish characterized by short fins. shortgevity The state or condition of lasting for only a short period of time, in contrast to longevity. shortgown A woman's bedgown consisting of a loose jacket with a skirt. shortgrass The set of short, tough grasses that thrive in arid plains; often specifically the native grasses of the North American Great Plains. shorth The shortest interval containing a specified fraction (typically a half) of a distribution shorthair Any of several breeds of domestic cat with relatively short hair, a slender body and a large head. shorthaired Having short hair. shorthand A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc. shorthanded Lacking sufficient staff or people, as for normal or efficient operations. shorthandedly In a shorthanded manner. shorthandedness The condition of being shorthanded. shorthander One who writes in shorthand. shorthold Describing a tenancy that exists for an agreed term, at the end of which the property may be recovered by the landlord. shortholder A tenant who possesses a property by shorthold. shorthorn Describing cattle that have distinctively short horns. Shorthouse A surname. shortia Any of the subshrubs and perennial herbs of the genus Shortia. shortie Something or someone that is shorter than normal.