sweetshop
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sweetshop — noun Date: 1878 chiefly British a candy store … New Collegiate Dictionary
sweetshop — noun A shop selling confectionery; particularly but not necessarily one that sells predominantly confectionery … Wiktionary
sweetshop — see sweet shop … English dictionary
sweetshop — /ˈswitˌʃɒp/ (say sweet.shop) noun a shop that sells sweets …
sweetshop — n. Brit. a shop selling sweets as its main item. * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: sweet (IV) + shop chiefly Britain : a candy store … Useful english dictionary
be like a child in a sweetshop — British to be very happy and excited about the things around you, and often to react to them in a way which is silly and not controlled. Give him a room full of old books and he s like a child in a sweetshop … New idioms dictionary
shop — I n. store 1) to manage, operate a shop 2) an antique shop; barbershop (esp. AE), barber s shop (BE); bookshop; butcher (AE), butcher s (BE); chemist s (BE); duty free; gift; novelty; pastry shop; sweetshop (BE); thrift; toy shop 3) a draper s… … Combinatory dictionary
Sweet (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Sweet Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = United Kingdom Years active = 1967 ndash;1982 1985 ndash;Present Label = RCA, Capitol, Polydor Associated acts = URL = Current… … Wikipedia
Places in Harry Potter — J. K. Rowling s Harry Potter universe contains numerous settings for the events in her fantasy novels. These locations are categorised as a dwelling, school, shopping district, or government affiliated locale. Contents 1 Dwellings 1.1 The Burrow… … Wikipedia
James Hanratty — Born Sunday, 4 October 1936(1936 10 04) Bromley, Kent, England Died Wednesday, 4 April 1962 … Wikipedia
