time | the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past |
finale close closing curtain finis | the concluding part of any performance |
completion culmination closing windup mop up | a concluding action |
closure closedown closing shutdown | termination of operations, they regretted the closure of the day care center |
plant closing | act of shutting down operation of a plant |
bank closing | act of closing down a bank because of a fiscal emergency or failure |
closing closure | approaching a particular destination, a coming closer, a narrowing of a gap, the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision |
shutting closing | the act of closing something |
avocation by-line hobby pursuit sideline spare-time activity | an auxiliary activity |
time and motion study time-and-motion study time-motion study motion study time study work study | an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort |
waste of time | the devotion of time to a useless activity, the waste of time could prove fatal |
shop class shop | a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity), I built a birdhouse in shop |
time exposure | exposure of a film for a relatively long time (more than half a second) |
harvest harvest time | the season for gathering crops |
haying haying time | the season for cutting and drying and storing grass as fodder |
respite recess break time out | a pause from doing something (as work), we took a -minute break, he took time out to recuperate |
free time spare time | time that is free from duties or responsibilities |
isolation closing off | the act of isolating something, setting something apart from others |
betting shop | a licensed bookmaker's shop that is not at the race track |
boutique dress shop | a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry |
bucket shop | (formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket |
butcher shop meat market | a shop in which meat and poultry (and sometimes fish) are sold |
cafe coffeehouse coffee shop coffee bar | a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold |
character printer character-at-a-time printer serial printer | a printer that prints a single character at a time |
chop shop | a place where stolen cars are disassembled for their parts |
delicatessen deli food shop | a shop selling ready-to-eat food products |
display window shop window shopwindow show window | a window of a store facing onto the street, used to display merchandise for sale in the store |
drugstore apothecary's shop chemist's chemist's shop pharmacy | a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold |
espresso shop | a cafe where espresso is served |
florist florist shop flower store | a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold |
gift shop novelty shop | a shop that sells miscellaneous articles appropriate as gifts |
hardware store ironmonger ironmonger's shop | a store selling hardware, in Great Britain they used to call a hardware store an ironmonger's shop |
head shop | a shop specializing in articles of interest to drug users, he bought some roach clips and hashish pipes at the head shop |
junk shop | a shop that sells cheap secondhand goods |
line printer line-at-a-time printer | printer that serves as an output device on a computer, prints a whole line of characters at a time |
machine shop | workshop where metal is cut and shaped etc., by machine tools |
millinery hat shop | shop selling women's hats |
page printer page-at-a-time printer | a printer that prints one page at a time |
pawnbroker's shop pawnshop loan office | a shop where loans are made with personal property as security |
pet shop | a shop where pet animals can be purchased |
pizzeria pizza shop pizza parlor | a shop where pizzas are made and sold |
print shop printing shop | a workplace where printing is done |
repair shop fix-it shop | a shop specializing in repairs and maintenance |
salon beauty salon beauty parlor beauty parlour beauty shop | a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work |
shoe shop shoe-shop shoe store | a shop where shoes are sold |
shop store | a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services, he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod |
shop bell | a bell attached to the door of a small shop, warns the proprietor that a customer has entered the shop |
shop floor | workplace consisting of the part of a factory housing the machines, the productive work is done on the shop floor |
slopshop slopseller's shop | a store that sells cheap ready-made clothing |
time-ball | a ball that slides down a staff to show a fixed time, especially at an observatory |