Meaning & use
junkshop
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Meaning
nouncountable
A shop that buys and sells old or second-hand goods, often of low value.
Grammar: Countable: you can say a junkshop, two junkshops, etc.
Patterns
- at a junkshop
- in a junkshop
- run a junkshop
I found a beautiful old vase at a junkshop downtown.
He runs a junkshop where people bring things they no longer want.
The junkshop was full of dusty furniture and old books.
Word forms
| plural | junkshops |
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Common combinations
- run a junkshop
- My uncle runs a junkshop in the old part of town.
- at a junkshop
- She bought a cheap lamp at a junkshop.
- junkshop owner
- The junkshop owner knows the value of almost everything.
Synonyms and how they differ
- second-hand shop
- A more neutral term for a shop selling used goods, not necessarily low-value ones.
- thrift shop
- Often used for charity shops selling used clothes and household items, usually for a good cause.
- antique shop
- Sells old objects that are valuable because of their age, not junk.
Word family
- junk noun
- Old or unwanted things of little value.
Commonly confused: junkshop or junk shop?
junkshop vs junk shop
Written as two words, it can mean the same as 'junkshop', but it can also mean a shop on a ship (junk is a type of boat).
Practice
Where would you most likely find a junkshop?
Choose one answer.
A junkshop sells old or second-hand goods, so it would be in a street with similar shops. Malls sell new items, and hospitals and schools are not places for buying used goods.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “junkshop”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.