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... is like unwrapping presents from yourself.

Putting away groceries is like unwrapping presents from yourself.

a type of product made by a particular company and sold under a particular name: This isn't my usual ... of deodorant.

This isn't my usual brand of deodorant.

is also a large amount of money: When they sold their house, they made a...

When they sold their house, they made a bundle.

a product that has a very low price, or a price that is much lower than the original cost: I picked up a new iron in the sale - it was...

I picked up a new iron in the sale - it was a steal.

a small local store where you can buy food, newspapers, etc. and that is open until late at night or all the time: Most ... are located on busy street corners or at gas stations.

Most convenience stores are located on busy street corners or at gas stations.

to take goods, letters, parcels, etc. to people's houses or places of work: Mail is ... to our office twice a day.

Mail is delivered to our office twice a day.

a piece of paper given by a shop when you return something you do not want, that allows you to buy other goods of the same value

I'll give you store credit ... four dollars

I'll give you store credit in the amount of four dollars

to follow an animal or person as closely as possible without being seen or heard, usually in order to catch or kill them: The police had been ... the woman for a week before they arrested her.

The police had been stalking the woman for a week before they arrested her.

to meet someone you know when you are not expecting to: Graham ... he used to know at school the other day.

Graham ran into someone he used to know at school the other day.

a store where clothes are cleaned with chemicals

a shop in which fresh vegetables and fruit are sold

to be in or visit a particular place often: a bar ... by criminals

a bar frequented by criminals

a shop or part of a shop where people go for a manicure (= a hand treatment involving cutting, smoothing, and painting the nails) or to have artificial nails put on their fingers: She was having a manicure in her local...

She was having a manicure in her local nail salon.

a shop that sells used things such as clothes, books, and furniture, typically in order to raise money for a charity

a group of stores with a common area for parking: There’s a little ... next door with a bank and a dry-cleaning place.

There’s a little shopping center next door with a bank and a dry-cleaning place.

... to my mom

no offense to my mom

a person who repairs shoes;

to meet someone you know when you have not planned to meet them; We ... Amy when we were in town last week.

We bumped into Amy when we were in town last week.

to buy things in shops: If I'm just ... food, I tend to go to the local supermarket.

If I'm just shopping for food, I tend to go to the local supermarket.

to attempt to decide on a price or conditions that are acceptable to the person selling the goods and the person buying them, usually by arguing: It's traditional that you ... over/about the price of things in the market.

It's traditional that you haggle over/about the price of things in the market.

So let me handle this...

So let me handle this from here on out

a precious stone, usually bright blue, that is often used in jewellery: a ring with a large...

a ring with a large sapphire

... $10

We will give you $10

I can only pay $20

I can let it go for $200

We stand firm at $100

A most cowardly...

A most cowardly fashion

a person who serves customers in a shop: Take your purchases to the ..., and he will wrap them for you.

Take your purchases to the clerk, and he will wrap them for you.

... orange juice

I want orange juice please.

... potatos?

How much is your potatos?

to be tricked into believing something that is not true: He told me that he owned a mansion in Spain and I ... it.

He told me that he owned a mansion in Spain and I fell for it.

... those people

I don't get those people

relaxed; He felt completely at...

He felt completely at ease.

I've told you ... not to ride your bike on the pavement.

I've told you many a time not to ride your bike on the pavement.

a small shop that sells high-quality foods, such as types of cheese and cold cooked meat, often from other countries, and, especially in the United States, sandwiches made using these foods: Smoked sausage can be found in most...

Smoked sausage can be found in most delicatessens.

used to describe a store, restaurant, etc. where you are not served by an employee, but collect goods or food yourself:

a line of people, usually standing or in cars, waiting for something, or a lot of people who want something: Are you in the ... for tickets?

Are you in the queue for tickets?

a group of people standing one behind the other who are waiting for something; I had to wait/... for three hours to get tickets.

I had to wait/stand in line for three hours to get tickets.

a measure for liquids, eight pints (in Britain, 4.546 litres; in the United States, 3.785 litres).

a measure for liquids, eight pints (in Britain, 4.546 litres; in the United States, 3.785 litres).

to take legal action against someone and try to get money from them because they have harmed you; He's threatening to ... the newspaper for slander.

He's threatening to sue the newspaper for slander.

equal to or having the same effect as something else: A mile is ... to about 1.6 kilometers.

A mile is equivalent to about 1.6 kilometers.

having or appearing to have three dimensions (= length, width, and height) and therefore looking real: having or appearing to have three dimensions (= length, width, and height) and therefore looking real: The picture had a ... effect.

The picture had a three-dimensional effect.

a measurement of something in a particular direction, especially its height, length, or width: Please specify the ... (= the height, length and width) of the room.

Please specify the dimensions (= the height, length and width) of the room.

a small rectangular pattern of thick and thin black lines printed on a product, or on its container, so that the details of the product can be read by and recorded on a computer system: A handheld scanner is used to read...

A handheld scanner is used to read bar codes.

a room where people can change their clothes, for example before and after sports or, in a shop, where people can try on clothes before buying them; It is easy to win the game when you lock up the opposition in the...

It is easy to win the game when you lock up the opposition in the changing room.

the line surrounding a circular space, or the length of this line: the ... of a circle

the circumference of a circle

flat or horizontal: Make sure the camera is ... before you take the picture.

Make sure the camera is level before you take the picture.

very easy; Ella thinks it's going to ... until they enter the empty lighthouse and discover something strange.

Ella thinks it's going to easy-peasy... until they enter the empty lighthouse and discover something strange.

(the length of) a straight line that reaches from one point on the edge of a round shape or object, through its centre, to a point on the opposite edge: The pond is six feet in...

The pond is six feet in diameter.

(a piece of) strong, thin rope made by twisting very thin threads together, used for fastening and tying things: a package tied with...

a package tied with string

a long, narrow strip of material used to tie things together or as a decoration: Sandra often wears a ... in her hair.

Sandra often wears a ribbon in her hair.

to have an important effect on something: Daniel didn't work here for very long, but he definitely ... on the place.

Daniel didn't work here for very long, but he definitely made his mark on the place.

an occasion when goods are sold at a lower price than usual: a mid-season/end-of-season...

a mid-season/end-of-season sale

reduced in price: Can you tell me if this dress is ... the sale?

Can you tell me if this dress is in the sale?

something on sale at a lower price than its true value: This coat was half-price - a real bargain.

This coat was half-price - a real bargain.

a reduction in the usual price: There is a 25% ... on all electrical goods until the end of the week.

There is a 25% discount on all electrical goods until the end of the week.

a need for something to be sold or supplied: There was little ... for tickets.

There was little demand for tickets.

an amount of something that is available for use: In the capital, demand for cheap housing far outstrips ... (= what is provided).

In the capital, demand for cheap housing far outstrips supply (= what is provided).

of or for the selling of goods in large amounts at low prices to shops and businesses, rather than the selling of goods in shops to customers: ... prices

wholesale prices

sold in shops, on the internet, etc.: it's much cheaper to buy wholesale than...

it's much cheaper to buy wholesale than retail.

in large amounts: The office buys paper in ... to keep down costs.

The office buys paper in bulk to keep down costs.

a statement that something is wrong or not satisfactory: We've received a ... from one of our listeners about offensive language.

We've received a complaint from one of our listeners about offensive language.

to be very expensive: The repair work...

The repair work cost an arm and a leg.

the last day on which a product or service can be used: Discard foods after their...

Discard foods after their expiration date.

I’m sorry, we don’t ... shoes (= we do not sell shoes).

I’m sorry, we don’t carry shoes (= we do not sell shoes).

to remove the paper or other covering from something: Aren't you going to ... your presents?

Aren't you going to unwrap your presents?

to protect someone or something from being attacked or stolen: Soldiers ... the main doors of the embassy.

Soldiers guard the main doors of the embassy.

a legal official who accuses someone of committing a crime, especially in a law court; The tape recordings provided ... with the evidence they needed to prove he'd been involved in the conspiracy.

The tape recordings provided prosecutors with the evidence they needed to prove he'd been involved in the conspiracy.

a member of a jury; The trial begins with the selection of the...

The trial begins with the selection of the jurors.

the hearing of statements and showing of objects, etc. in a law court to judge if a person is guilty of a crime or to decide a case or a legal matter: It was a very complicated ... that went on for months.

It was a very complicated trial that went on for months.

a person in a law case who is accused of having done something illegal; The jury concluded from the evidence that the ... was innocent.

The jury concluded from the evidence that the defendant was innocent.

one or more reasons for believing that something is or is not true: There is no scientific ... to suggest that underwater births are dangerous.

There is no scientific evidence to suggest that underwater births are dangerous.