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Definitions for Shelf

[1] a thin slab of wood, metal, etc., fixed horizontally to a wall or in a frame, for supporting objects.
[2] the contents of this: a shelf of books.
[3] a surface or projection resembling this; ledge.
[4] Physical Geography . a sandbank or submerged extent of rock in the sea or river. the bedrock underlying an alluvial deposit or the like. continental shelf.
[5] Archery . the upper part of the bow hand, on which the arrow rests.
[6] off the shelf , readily available from merchandise in stock: Any of those parts can be purchased off the shelf.
[7] on the shelf , Informal . put aside temporarily; postponed. inactive; useless. without prospects of marriage, as after having broken an engagement.
[8] a thin flat plank of wood, metal, etc, fixed horizontally against a wall, etc, for the purpose of supporting objects
[9] something resembling this in shape or function
[10] the objects placed on a shelf, regarded collectively a shelf of books
[11] a projecting layer of ice, rock, etc, on land or in the sea See also continental shelf
[12] mining a layer of bedrock hit when sinking a shaft
[13] archery the part of the hand on which an arrow rests when the bow is grasped
[14] See off the shelf
[15] on the shelf put aside or abandoned: used esp of unmarried women considered to be past the age of marriage
[16] (tr) Australian slang to inform upon

Words related to Shelf

counter, cupboard, rack, ledge, ridge, reef, mantle, shallow, bracket, shoal, rock, console, bank, mantelpiece

Words nearby Shelf

shelbyville, sheldon, sheldrake, shelduck, shelepin, shelf, shelf angle, shelf fungus, shelf ice, shelf life, shelf mark

Origin of Shelf

1350–1400; Middle English; Old English scylfe; akin to Low German schelf shelf, Old Norse -skjalf bench

Other words from Shelf

shelf·like , adjective

Word origin for Shelf

Old English scylfe ship's deck; related to Middle Low German schelf shelf, Old English scylf crag

Synonyms for Shelf

counter, cupboard, ledge, rack, bank, bracket, console, mantelpiece, mantle, reef, ridge, rock, shallow, shoal