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shelf
[ shelf ]
noun
- a thin slab of wood, metal, etc., fixed horizontally to a wall or in a frame, for supporting objects.
- the contents of this:
a shelf of books.
- a surface or projection resembling this; ledge.
- Physical Geography.
- a sandbank or submerged extent of rock in the sea or river.
- the bedrock underlying an alluvial deposit or the like.
- Archery. the upper part of the bow hand, on which the arrow rests.
shelf
/ ʃɛ /
noun
- a thin flat plank of wood, metal, etc, fixed horizontally against a wall, etc, for the purpose of supporting objects
- something resembling this in shape or function
- the objects placed on a shelf, regarded collectively
a shelf of books
- a projecting layer of ice, rock, etc, on land or in the sea See also continental shelf
- mining a layer of bedrock hit when sinking a shaft
- archery the part of the hand on which an arrow rests when the bow is grasped
- See off the shelf
- on the shelfput aside or abandoned: used esp of unmarried women considered to be past the age of marriage
verb
- slang.tr to inform upon
shelf
Derived Forms
- ˈˌ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- l adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shelf1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shelf1
Idioms and Phrases
- off the shelf, readily available from merchandise in stock:
Any of those parts can be purchased off the shelf.
- on the shelf, Informal.
- put aside temporarily; postponed.
- inactive; useless.
- without prospects of marriage, as after having broken an engagement.
More idioms and phrases containing shelf
see off the shelf ; on the shelf .Example Sentences
Use scraps for stocks or sauces, get creative with leftovers, and store ingredients properly to extend their shelf life.
M&S has not said what or who knocked out its online ordering systems, paused deliveries and left empty shelves in stores.
Some Marks & Spencer stores have been left with empty shelves as the retailer continues to struggle with a cyber attack affecting its operations.
They are convenient and have long shelf lives.
My fridge used to be a shrine to burnout — shelves of vitamins, maybe a jar of mustard, nothing resembling a meal.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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