What does shelf mean?
Definitions for shelf
ʃɛlfshelf
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Princeton's WordNet
shelfnoun
a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
ledge, shelfnoun
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
Wiktionary
shelfnoun
A flat, rigid, rectangular structure, fixed at right angles to a wall, and used to support, store or display objects.
shelfnoun
The capacity of such an object; as, a shelf of videos.
shelfnoun
A projecting ledge that resembles such an object.
shelfnoun
A reef, shoal or sandbar.
Etymology: Probably from scylfe; distantly related to sculpt, carve and shell.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Shelfnoun
A board fixed against a supporter, so that any thing may be placed upon it.
Etymology: scylf , Saxon; scelf, Dutch.
About his shelves
A beggarly account of empty boxes. William Shakespeare.Bind fast, or from their shelves
Your books will come and right themselves. Jonathan Swift.You have the pleasure of the prospect whenever you take it from your shelf, and the solid cash you sold it for. Blount.
Our transported souls shall congratulate each other their having now fully escaped the numerous rocks, shelves, and quick-sands. Boyle.
Near the shelves of Circe’s shores they run,
A dang’rous coast. Dryden.He call’d his money in;
But the prevailing love of pelf
Soon split him on the former shelf,
He put it out again. Dryden.He seiz’d the helm, his fellows cheer’d,
Turn’d short upon the shelfs and madly steer’d. Dryden.
Webster Dictionary
Shelfverb
a flat tablet or ledge of any material set horizontally at a distance from the floor, to hold objects of use or ornament
Shelfverb
a sand bank in the sea, or a rock, or ledge of rocks, rendering the water shallow, and dangerous to ships
Shelfverb
a stratum lying in a very even manner; a flat, projecting layer of rock
Shelfverb
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
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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
I get all of my family to put in before I go and do the shop, this year I spent $ 388 online at Morrisons, doing the big shop and making sure I had a variety of things in. ( Caters News Agency) Hayley Garbutt, Hayley Garbutt, charges about $ 45-a-head for a seat at her Christmas dinner table, the Sun reports. Her guests include her three children, their partners and her four grandchildren. She also invites some friends as well. I get all of my family to put in before I go and do the shop, she told the Sun. This year I spent $ 388 online at Morrisons, doing the big shop and making sure I had a variety of things in. But its not that Im being tight - it means I get to spend more in other aspects then too like presents - this year the tree has so many presents stacked around it, that you cant even see it. WOMAN SHARES HUSBANDS ELF ON THE SHELF KITCHEN-WRAPPING PRANK : 2 HOURS LATER AND A DIVORCE ON THE CARDS So, while her family has to pay to eat dinner, Hayley Garbutt makes sure that they get their moneys worth.
Anything on those racks that is out-of-date will automatically be taken off the shelf.
I'm concerned. This is different than most of the types of pandemics we've had in the past or the other types of disasters that I've been involved with because it has to do with people social distancing themselves, blood has a short shelf life, so it's not like we can stockpile it.
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.
Fashion is not something you can solve with math, fashion – you either get it or you don’t, and it either sells or it sits on the shelf.
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- رفّArabic
- кәштәBashkir
- паліцаBelarusian
- шелф, полицаBulgarian
- prestatge, estantCatalan, Valencian
- policeCzech
- hyldeDanish
- Schelf, RegalGerman
- ράφιGreek
- balda, estante, banco, estantería, anaquel, arrecife, cordónSpanish
- رفPersian
- hyllyFinnish
- rayonnage, tablard, rayon, étagèreFrench
- sgeilpScottish Gaelic
- polcHungarian
- շելֆ, դարակArmenian
- mensola, ripiano, scaffaleItalian
- 棚Japanese
- თაროGeorgian
- 선반Korean
- plauktsLatvian
- paenga, whataMāori
- полицаMacedonian
- hylleNorwegian
- rek, legplank, schapDutch
- hylleNorwegian Nynorsk
- półkaPolish
- estante, prateleiraPortuguese
- polițăRomanian
- шельф, полкаRussian
- šelf, пличина, pličina, polica, шелф, полицаSerbo-Croatian
- policaSlovak
- policaSlovene
- raftAlbanian
- hyllaSwedish
- అరTelugu
- rafTurkish
- полицяUkrainian
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