hardware store vs shop

hardware store and shop both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hardware store	Yes	No	No	No
shop	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, shop is a hypernym of hardware store; that is, shop is a word with a broader meaning than hardware store:

Other hypernyms of hardware store include store.

hardware store (noun)	shop (noun)
a store selling hardware	a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity)
	a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
	small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done

hardware store (verb)	shop (verb)
	give away information about somebody
	do one's shopping
	shop around; not necessarily buying
	do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of