Repair Shop

  

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Repair Shop

Definition: Repair Shop

Repair Shop

Noun

1. A shop specializing in repairs and maintenance.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonym: Repair Shop

Synonym: fix-it shop (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Repair Shop

ContextSynonyms 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.

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Crosswords: Repair Shop

English words defined with "repair shop": garageservice department. (references)

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Modern Usage: Repair Shop

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

The Repair Shop (1998)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Repair Shop

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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.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Repair Shop

SubjectTopicQuote

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.

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Expressions: Repair Shop

Expressions using "repair shop": auto repair shop car repair shop. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Repair Shop

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.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
  ExpressionFrequency
per Day

  auto repair shop

74

  repair shop sony

5

  auto list miami repair shop

45

  auto body california collision repair shop

5

  repair shop

26

  auto ca garden grove in repair shop

5

  repair shop software

22

  ca collision in repair shop

5

  auto body repair shop

20

  automobile repair shop

5

  automotive repair shop

15

  bike repair shop

5

  auto repair shop software

14

  collision repair shop

4

  car repair shop

13

  guitar repair shop

4

  computer repair shop

12

  repair shop windshield

4

  motorcycle repair shop

10

  television repair shop

4

  camera repair shop

10

  ps2 repair shop

4

  tv repair shop

10

  repair shop truck

4

  transmission repair shop

9

  collision color fleet repair shop site

4

  bicycle repair shop

8

  honda repair shop

4

  auto repair shop for sale

7

  muffler repair shop

3

  old photo photo repair shop

5

  lawn mower repair shop

3

  auto ca in repair shop

5

  1965 bsa repair shop

3

  shoes repair shop

5

  hydraulic repair shop

3

  2 play repair shop station

5

  geo prizm repair shop

3

  brake repair shop

5

  electronic repair shop

3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Repair Shop

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

   

Portuguese

  

oficina de conserto. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

taller de reparaciones (service workshop). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

reparationsverkstad (repair-shop). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

tamirhane (garage, hospital, service). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Repair Shop

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.

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Alternative Orthography: Repair Shop


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

52 65 70 61 69 72      53 68 6F 70

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010010 01100101 01110000 01100001 01101001 01110010 00100000 01010011 01101000 01101111 01110000

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#82 &#101 &#112 &#97 &#105 &#114 &#32 &#83 &#104 &#111 &#112

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0052 0065 0070 0061 0069 0072      0053 0068 006F 0070

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

527182677584253748182

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INDEX

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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