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Definition: Repair Shop |
Repair ShopNoun1. A shop specializing in repairs and maintenance. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Repair ShopSynonym: fix-it shop (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Mart | Tobacco shop, tobacco store, tobacconists, cigar store, hardware store, jewelry shop, bookstore, liquor store, gun shop, rod and reel shop, furniture store, drugstore, chemist's, florist, flower shop, shoe store, stationer, stationer's, electronics shop, telephone store, music store, record shop, fur store, sporting goods store, video store, video rental store; lumber store, lumber yard, home improvements store, home improvement center; gas station, auto repair shop, auto dealer, used car dealer. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Repair Shop |
| English words defined with "repair shop": garage ♦ service department. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Repair Shop (1998) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
![]() | Central repair shop, Salem, Virginia. U.S. Civilian Conservation Corps Director, James J. McEntee, looks on while enrollees receive direction from instructor L.W. Overstreet for assemblying crank shaft, connecting rods, etc. Left to right: L.W. Overstre.Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | An auto repair shop along U.S. 1, between Washington, D.C. and Laurel, Maryland.Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Symbol of tire repair shop, Plentywood, Montana.Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Repair shop in Thompsonville, Connecticut.Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Old bicycle used as a sign for a repair shop in Thompsonville, Connecticut.Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Shoe and harness repair shop and beauty shop. Shelby, Mississippi.Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Farm machinery for sale and repair shop. Colfax, Washington.Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | In farm machinery repair shop. Colfax, Washington.Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | In tractor and combine repair shop. Colfax, Washington.Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Elmira Holding and Reconsignment Point, Elmira, New York. Motor repair shop.Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Know-how and experience is required in many phases such as in the layout of club houses, interior/exterior design, location of restaurant and repair shop (pleasure boaters love to see their boats go through the touch-up process while enjoying a good meal), and landscaping. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
Expressions using "repair shop": auto repair shop ♦ car repair shop. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "repair shop"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 修理 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | opravna, opravárna. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | korjaamo (garage). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | reparaturwerkstatt (garage, workshop). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | ס" " (forge, smithy, workshop). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | javítóműhely, autójavító (repairer, repairman, repairmen). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | officina (factory, garage, shop, studio, work, work room, workroom, works, workshop), negozio di riparazioni. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 整備工 (garage), 修繕工 , 修理工 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | しゅうぜ""うじょう, しゅうり"うじょう, せいび"うじょう (garage). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | epairray opshay oficina de conserto. (various references) taller de reparaciones (service workshop). (various references) reparationsverkstad (repair-shop). (various references) tamirhane (garage, hospital, service). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-h-i-o-p-p-r-r-s" | |
-2 letters: aphorise, appriser, prophase, sapphire. | |
-3 letters: apposer, apprise, aspirer, happier, harpers, harpies, harries, hoarier, hoarser, hoppers, hoppier, horsier, parries, perhaps, praiser, propers, prosier, prosper, rapiers, rappers, raspier, repairs, rippers, ripraps, sappier, sharper, sharpie, shipper, shopper, soapier, soppier. | |
-4 letters: ahorse, airers, appose, ariose, ashier, ashore, aspire, ephori, ephors, harper, hipper, hippos, hirers, hoarse, hopers, hopper. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-h-i-o-p-p-r-r-s" | |
+1 letter: praetorship. | |
+2 letters: praetorships. | |
+3 letters: copartnership, petrographies, physiographer, pornographies, reprographics, reprographies, sharecropping. | |
+4 letters: copartnerships, cryptographies, hypermetropias, hyperpolarizes, physiographers, polarographies, spectrographic, sporangiophore. | |
+5 letters: chlorpropamides, parthenocarpies, prosopographies, semipornography, spectrographies, sporangiophores. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)52 65 70 61 69 72      53 68 6F 70 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01100101 01110000 01100001 01101001 01110010 00100000 01010011 01101000 01101111 01110000 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R e p a i r   S h o p |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 0065 0070 0061 0069 0072      0053 0068 006F 0070 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)527182677584253748182 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Images: Photo Album 6. Quotations: Non-fiction 7. Expressions 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Anagrams 11. Orthography 12. Bibliography |
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