shelf

shelf  (shlf)

n. pl. shelves (shlvz)

1.

a. A flat, usually rectangular structure composed of a rigid material, such as wood, glass, or metal, fixed at right angles to a wall or other vertical surface and used to hold or store objects.

b. The contents or capacity of such a structure.

c. Something, such as a projecting ledge of rock or a balcony, that resembles such a structure.

2. A reef, sandbar, or shoal.

3. Bedrock.

Idioms:

off the shelf

From ready-made merchandise in stock: supplies that were available off the shelf.

on the shelf

1. In a state of disuse.

2.

a. Unemployed.

b. Out of circulation.

c. Retired.

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[Middle English, probably from Middle Low German schelf; see skel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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shelfful n.

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shelf

Noun

pl shelves

1. a board fixed horizontally against a wall or in a cupboard, for holding things

2. a projecting layer of ice or rock on land or in the sea

3. off the shelf (of products in shops) sold as standard

4. on the shelf put aside or abandoned; used esp. of unmarried women considered to be past the age of marriage [Old English scylfe ship's deck]

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shelf  (shlf)

See continental shelf.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shelf - a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects bookcase - a piece of furniture with shelves for storing books bookshelf - a shelf on which to keep books buffet, sideboard, counter - a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers cabinet - a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display chest of drawers, dresser, bureau, chest - furniture with drawers for keeping clothes closet - a small private room for study or prayer etagere - a piece of furniture with open shelves for displaying small ornaments food market, grocery, grocery store, market - a marketplace where groceries are sold; "the grocery store included a meat market" hob - a shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm chimneypiece, mantel, mantelpiece, mantlepiece, mantle - shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece" overmantel - a shelf over a mantelpiece support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"
	2.	shelf - a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water ledge berm - a narrow ledge or shelf typically at the top or bottom of a slope ridge - a long narrow natural elevation or striation

Translations

shelf [shelves] [ʃɛlf, ʃɛlvz] n → estante m

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shelf [shelves , pl ] [ʃɛlf, ʃɛlvz] n → étagère f, rayon m;

set of shelves → rayonnage m

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shelf [ʃɛlf] [shelves , pl ] n → Brett nt, Bord nt;

set of shelves → Regal nt

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shelf [pl shelves] [ʃɛlf, ʃɛlvz] n → scaffale m; mensola

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shelf

n shelf [ʃelf]

1 a board for laying things on There are shelves on the kitchen walls. rak رَف полица police, polička, římsa hylde das Regal ράφι estante riiul طاقچه ؛ قفسه hylly étagère מַדָף ताक polica, polc rak hilla mensola 棚 선반 lentyna plaukts para plank hylle, avsats półka prateleira etajeră, raft полка polica polica polica hylla หิ้ง raf 架子 полиця دیوار میں جڑا تختہ جس پر چیزیں رکھی جاتی ہیں giá 架子

2 a rock surface shaped like a shelf, especially on a mountain or under water. bank رَصيف صَخْري риф římsa, výběžek afsats der Riff προεξοχή βράχου plataforma kaljueend, kari فلات قاره écueil מַדָף कगार vodoravna izbočina klisure, podvodni greben (víz alatti) sziklaszirt lereng/batu-batuan mirip rak ripiano, sporgenza 岩棚 uolienos klodas, šelfas klintsradze pelantar rif, klip; zandbank fjellhylle półka, szelf шельф skalná terasa, šelf polica, šelf sprud hylla, avsats หินใต้น้ำ şelf, kaya tabakası 擱板 мілина, риф پانی کے اندر یا پہاڑوں میں قدرتی شیلف نما شکل mặt, thềm 搁板

v shelve [ʃelv]

1 to put aside, usually for consideration, completion etc later The project has been shelved for the moment. opsysit يَضَعُ على الرَّف، يَضَعُ جانِبا отлагам odložit lægge på hylden aufschieben βάζω κτ. στο ράφι (μτφ.), αναβάλλω επ' αόριστον quedar arrinconado (mõneks ajaks) kõrvale panema كنارگذاشتن panna syrjään en suspens mettre לִגנוֹז ताक पर रखना odložiti, odgoditi na dugo vrijeme félretesz menyingkirkan leggja til hliðar/á hilluna accantonare 棚上げにする ...을 보류하다 atidėti atlikt; nolikt malā mengetepikan opschorten henlegge, legge på hylla odłożyć na później/do szuflady arquivar a lăsa în suspans откладывать odložiť odložiti odložiti lägga på hyllan, bordlägga, skrinlägga เลื่อนไปก่อน rafa kaldırmak 擱置 відкладати ملتوی کرنا، ٹالنا xếp xó, bỏ vào ngăn kéo 搁置

2 to put up shelves in. rakke insit/opsit يَضَعُ رُفوفا слагам полици в opatřit poličkami sætte hylde op mit Regalen versehen τοποθετώ ράφια en el poner estante/estantería riiuleid panema در طاقچه گذاشتن panna hyllyt garnir d'étagères לְהַרכִּיב מַדָף एक तरफ रखना, हटा देना namjestiti (montirati) police u polcokkal ellát memasang rak setja upp hillur (mettere dei ripiani) 棚をつける ...에 선반을 달다 įrengti lentynas ielikt/pielikt plauktu[] meletakkan di atas para van planken voorzien sette opp hyller i wyposażyć w półki pôr prateleiras a aşeza pe raft делать полки vybaviť poličkami opremiti s policami postaviti police förse med hyllor วางบนหิ้ง içine raf yapmak 置于架上 робити полиці الماری میں خانے لگانا xếp vào ngăn 置于架上

3 (of land) to slope gradually The land shelves towards the sea. daal geleidelik يَنْحَدِر спускам се леко надолу svažovat se skråne sanft abfallen κατηφορίζω, αποκτώ σταδιακά κλίση formar declive laskuma به تدريج به باتلاق تبديل شدن viettää en pente aller לִנטוֹת בְּשִיפּוּע धीरे धीरे ढलान koso, lagano se spuštati lejt melandai hallast digradare だらだら坂になる 완만하게 경사지다 leistis iet nolaideni uz melandai glooien skråne jevnt obniżać się łagodnie, schodzić w dół tarasami descer em talude a coborî în pantă отлого спускаться zvažovať sa spuščati se stepenasto se spuštati slutta ลาดเอียง eğimli olmak （逐漸）傾斜 полого спускатися سطح کا کسی سمت ڈھالو ہونا thoai thoải （逐渐）倾斜

on the shelf

(of an unmarried woman) no longer likely to attract a man enough for him to want to marry her. op die rak على الرَّف، غَيْر جَذّابَه للرِّجال бракуван na ocet lagt på hylden sitzengeblieben quedarse para vestir santos lootusetu vanatüdruk بي استفاده ؛ بدون خواهان vanhaksipiiaksi jäänyt laissée pour compte לְלא סִיכּוּי לְהִינַשֵא अनाकर्षक odložen, odbačen u staro željezo pártában maradt masuk kotak lagður á hilluna; ekki lengur nothæfur zitella 婚期を過ぎて nurašyta, užsisėdėjusi vecmeitās anak dara tua zonder huwelijksvooruitzichten siejąca rutę, bez szans na zamążpójście na prateleira старая дева na ocot odslužen prestareo za brak ขึ้นคาน evde kalmış 束之高閣的，無結婚希望的 така, що засиділась у дівках ڈھلی ہوئی عمر کی شادی کی عمر سے نکلی ہوئی عورت ế chồng, quá thì 束之高阁的，无结婚希望的