What does shelf mean?
Definitions for shelf
ʃɛlfshelf
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word shelf.
Princeton's WordNet
shelf(noun)
a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
ledge, shelf(noun)
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
Wiktionary
shelf(Noun)
A flat, rigid, rectangular structure, fixed at right angles to a wall, and used to support, store or display objects.
Etymology: Probably from scylfe; distantly related to sculpt, carve and shell.
shelf(Noun)
The capacity of such an object; as, a shelf of videos.
Etymology: Probably from scylfe; distantly related to sculpt, carve and shell.
shelf(Noun)
A projecting ledge that resembles such an object.
Etymology: Probably from scylfe; distantly related to sculpt, carve and shell.
shelf(Noun)
A reef, shoal or sandbar.
Etymology: Probably from scylfe; distantly related to sculpt, carve and shell.
Webster Dictionary
Shelf(verb)
a flat tablet or ledge of any material set horizontally at a distance from the floor, to hold objects of use or ornament
Etymology: [OE. shelfe, schelfe, AS. scylfe; akin to G. schelfe, Icel. skjlf. In senses 2 & 3, perhaps a different word (cf. Shelve, v. i.).]
Shelf(verb)
a sand bank in the sea, or a rock, or ledge of rocks, rendering the water shallow, and dangerous to ships
Etymology: [OE. shelfe, schelfe, AS. scylfe; akin to G. schelfe, Icel. skjlf. In senses 2 & 3, perhaps a different word (cf. Shelve, v. i.).]
Shelf(verb)
a stratum lying in a very even manner; a flat, projecting layer of rock
Etymology: [OE. shelfe, schelfe, AS. scylfe; akin to G. schelfe, Icel. skjlf. In senses 2 & 3, perhaps a different word (cf. Shelve, v. i.).]
Shelf(verb)
a piece of timber running the whole length of a vessel inside the timberheads
Etymology: [OE. shelfe, schelfe, AS. scylfe; akin to G. schelfe, Icel. skjlf. In senses 2 & 3, perhaps a different word (cf. Shelve, v. i.).]
Freebase
Shelf
Shelf is a village in West Yorkshire, England. The village is situated halfway between Bradford and Halifax. It has a population of 4,496. In the Domesday Book it is called Scelf. From 1937 to 1974, Shelf formed part of Queensbury and Shelf, an urban district in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Queensbury and Shelf consisted of Queensbury and Shelf. Queensbury and Shelf was split in 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, with the Shelf part going to the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, and the rest going to the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford. Shelf is a village impacted by the Industrial Revolution and retains mill buildings along with other artefacts. Much-travelled footballer Frank Worthington was born in the village, as were Linda Barker and veteran Blue Peter presenter John Noakes. Shelf village centre has many shops and facilities such as a bakery and pharmacy. There is a local supermarket managed by the Lidl group.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Shelf
shelf, n. a board fixed on a wall, &c., for laying things on: a flat layer of rock: a ledge: a shoal: a sandbank:—pl. Shelves (shelvz).—adj. Shelf′y.—Put, Lay, on the Shelf, to put aside from duty or service. [A.S. scylfe, a plank, Ice. skjálf, a bench.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
shelf
A dangerous beach bounded by a ledge of flat rocks a-wash. In icy regions, (see TONGUE).
Editors Contribution
shelf
A type of structure and product created and designed in various colors, materials, shapes, sizes and styles.
A shelf is practical in a room in the house and people buy for them for a wide variety of purposes
Submitted by MaryC on July 21, 2016
British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'shelf' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4436
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'shelf' in Nouns Frequency: #1518
Anagrams for shelf »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of shelf in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of shelf in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of shelf in a Sentence
Now you go to a Wegmans or Food Emporium, you’re going to see our four packs on a four-foot (wide) shelf, and you’re going to go, ‘oh, that’s a brand,’ rather than three little bottles in a sea of soda.
No one else was in The Science Company, james Holmes got a few more of the metal electrodes than a normal person would. James Holmes basically grabbed all that was on the shelf.
Now you go to a Wegmans or Food Emporium, you're going to see our four packs on a four-foot (wide) shelf, and you're going to go, 'oh, that's a brand,' rather than three little bottles in a sea of soda.
It’s available. It’s available on the shelf when you walk in a grocery store, yeah, you have to reach up to get it, but there’s pornography there.
This decision should be a reminder to the U.S. military that the shelf-life of its policy of excluding Sikh soldiers has expired, this decision makes clear that they should be given the opportunity to serve.
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- رفّArabic
- кәштәBashkir
- паліцаBelarusian
- полица, шелфBulgarian
- estant, prestatgeCatalan, Valencian
- policeCzech
- hyldeDanish
- Regal, SchelfGerman
- ράφιGreek
- estante, cordón, estantería, banco, balda, anaquel, arrecifeSpanish
- رفPersian
- hyllyFinnish
- étagère, rayonnage, rayon, tablardFrench
- sgeilpScottish Gaelic
- polcHungarian
- շելֆ, դարակArmenian
- mensola, ripiano, scaffaleItalian
- 棚Japanese
- თაროGeorgian
- 선반Korean
- plauktsLatvian
- paenga, whataMāori
- полицаMacedonian
- hylleNorwegian
- rek, schap, legplankDutch
- hylleNorwegian Nynorsk
- półkaPolish
- prateleira, estantePortuguese
- polițăRomanian
- полка, шельфRussian
- пличина, шелф, полица, pličina, šelf, policaSerbo-Croatian
- policaSlovak
- policaSlovene
- raftAlbanian
- hyllaSwedish
- అరTelugu
- rafTurkish
- полицяUkrainian
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