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( BIOLOGY ) a new part of a plant The first shoots appear in spring.

—Look at the picture at plant . shoot • ing / Jutig / noun [ count ]

a situation in which someone is shot with a gun Two people were injured in the shooting.

Shop 1 Ф / Jap / verb (shops,shop - ping ,shopped )

to go to buy things from stores I'm shopping for some new clothes.

—Look at shopper , shopping .

shop around to look at the price and quality of an item in different stores before you decide where to buy it We shopped around for the best deal on a new car.

shop2 / Jap / noun [ count ]

a small store which usually sells only one type of product a gift shop

a place where things are made or repaired Our car will be in the shop until Friday.

shop • lift • ing / Japliftig / noun [ noncount ]

the crime of stealing things from stores He was accused of shoplifting. ► shop • lift • er / Japliftsr / noun [ count ] Shoplifters will be prosecuted.

shop • per / Japsr / noun [ count ]

The streets were full of shoppers.

shop . ping Ф / Japii] / noun [ noncount ]

1 buying things from stores She does her shopping after work.

usually go shopping on the weekend.

the things that you have bought in a store Will you carry my shopping for me? Collocations

Shopping shopping go/go out shopping/grocery shopping go to the grocery store/the drug store/the mall at the store try on clothes/shoes stand in/wait in the checkout line buying accept/take credit cards pay in cash/by check/by (credit) card ask for/get a receipt/a refund/a discount return/exchange an item/a product

shop • ping cen • ter / 'Japig |sentar / noun

[count]

a place where there are many stores, either outside or in a covered building

shop • ping mall / 'Japig mol / noun [ count ] = mall

shore / Jor / noun [ count ]

( GEOGRAPHY ) the land next to the ocean or a lake The swimmer kept close to the shore.

shorn

form of shear

short © / Jort / adjective ( short .er , short .est )

a small distance from one end to the other Her hair is very short.

We live a short distance from the beach.

-ANTONYM long

less tall than most people

I'm too short to reach the top shelf. a short, fat man

-ANTONYM tall

lasting for only a little time The play was very short.

a short vacation

-ANTONYM long

be short for something

to be a short way of saying or writing something "Tom" is short for "Thomas." be short of something

to not have enough of something I'm short of money this month. for short

as a short way of saying or writing something

My name's Jennifer, but everyone calls me "Jen" for short.

short • age / jortid3 / noun [ count ]

a situation where there is not enough of something a water shortage

There is a shortage of good teachers.

short cir • cuit / Jort ' sarkat / noun [ count ]

( PHYSICS ) a bad electrical connection that causes a machine to stop working

short • cut / 'JortkAt / noun [ count ]

a shorter way to get somewhere or to do something We took a shortcut to school across the field.

short • en / 'Jortn / verb ( short ens , short . en ing , short . ened )

to become shorter or to make something shorter The pants were too long, so I shortened them.

short • ly / 'Jortli / adverb soon

The doctor will see you shortly, Mr. Smith. We left shortly after six o'clock.

shorts / Jorts / noun [ plural ]

short pants that end above your knees a pair of shorts