The Clue
Union groups (5 letter answer)
The Answer
SHOPS
Tags
Notes
The answer SHOPS is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 600 puzzles.
Related Clues
Boutiques
Businesses
Bakery and pharmacy
Bazaar makeup
Bazaar units
Buys selectively
Compares prices
Confectioneries, e.g.
Galleria array
Goes to market
Hunts for bargains
Mall units
Selling points
Buys pies or ties
Champs Élysées features
Parisians' charcuteries, e.g.
Definition
SHOP as a noun:
1. (shop, store) = a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"
2. (workshop, shop) = small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
3. (shop class, shop) = a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity); "I built a birdhouse in shop"
SHOP as a verb:
1. do one's shopping; "She goes shopping every Friday"
2. (patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor) = do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
3. (shop, browse) = shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don't need help, I'm just browsing"
4. (denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag) = give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"