window-shop

  • 41shop window — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms shop window : singular shop window plural shop windows British a large window of a shop and the space behind it, used for showing some of the products or goods that the shop sells …

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  • 42window — [[t]wɪ̱ndoʊ[/t]] ♦♦ windows 1) N COUNT A window is a space in the wall of a building or in the side of a vehicle, which has glass in it so that light can come in and you can see out. He stood at the window, moodily staring out... The room felt… …

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  • 43shop — shop1 [ ʃap ] noun ** 1. ) count a place where you buy things or where you pay for a service: STORE: We ate lunch at a little coffee shop. a copy/barber/pawn shop: I need to go to the pawn shop and to get my watch back. a ) only before noun… …

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  • 44shop — 1 noun 1 PLACE WHERE YOU BUY THINGS (C) a) BrE a building or part of a building where things are sold to the public; store AmE: The shops in town close at 5.30. | toy shop/pet shop etc: Have you seen that new shoe shop? b) a small shop that sells …

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  • 45shop — I UK [ʃɒp] / US [ʃɑp] noun Word forms shop : singular shop plural shops *** 1) a) [countable] a place where you buy things or where you pay for a service We had lunch at a little coffee shop. b) [only before noun] relating to a shop a shop window …

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  • 46shop — noun (esp. BrE) ⇨ See also ↑store ADJECTIVE ▪ corner (BrE), local, village ▪ high street (BrE) ▪ busy ▪ exclusive …

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  • 47window — n. 1) to open a window; to roll down a window (in a car) 2) to close, shut a window; to roll up a window (in a car) 3) to clean, wash a window 4) a bay; bow; French; lattice; sash; shop; storm window 5) a window fogs up, sweats; frosts over * * * …

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  • 48shop window — noun A large window at the front of a shop, behind which items for sale are displayed. Syn: display window, store window, window …

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  • 49window — noun /ˈwɪndəʊ,ˈwɪndoʊ/ a) An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle. A window is an opening in a wall to admit light and air. b) An opening, usually covered …

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  • 50window — windowless, adj. windowy, adj. /win doh/, n. 1. an opening in the wall of a building, the side of a vehicle, etc., for the admission of air or light, or both, commonly fitted with a frame in which are set movable sashes containing panes of glass …

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