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Definitions for Shelves

[1] plural of shelf.
[2] a thin slab of wood, metal, etc., fixed horizontally to a wall or in a frame, for supporting objects.
[3] the contents of this: a shelf of books.
[4] a surface or projection resembling this; ledge.
[5] 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.
[6] Archery . the upper part of the bow hand, on which the arrow rests.
[7] to place (something) on a shelf or shelves.
[8] to put off or aside from consideration: to shelve the question.
[9] to remove from active use or service; dismiss.
[10] to furnish with shelves.
[11] to slope gradually.
[12] the plural of shelf
[13] to place on a shelf
[14] to provide with shelves
[15] to put aside or postpone from consideration
[16] to dismiss or cause to retire
[17] (intr) to slope away gradually; incline
[18] a thin flat plank of wood, metal, etc, fixed horizontally against a wall, etc, for the purpose of supporting objects
[19] something resembling this in shape or function
[20] the objects placed on a shelf, regarded collectively a shelf of books
[21] a projecting layer of ice, rock, etc, on land or in the sea See also continental shelf
[22] mining a layer of bedrock hit when sinking a shaft
[23] archery the part of the hand on which an arrow rests when the bow is grasped
[24] See off the shelf
[25] on the shelf put aside or abandoned: used esp of unmarried women considered to be past the age of marriage
[26] (tr) Australian slang to inform upon

Words related to Shelves

counter, cupboard, rack, ledge, suspend, waive, freeze, prolong, mothball, ridge, reef, mantle, shallow, bracket, shoal, rock, console, bank, mantelpiece, dismiss

Words nearby Shelves

sheltered workshop, sheltie, shelton, shelty, shelve, shelves, shelving, shem, shema, shembe, shemini atseres

Origin of Shelves

21580–90; origin uncertain; compare Frisian skelf not quite level

Other words from Shelves

shelf·like , adjective
shelv·er , noun

Word origin for Shelves

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

Synonyms for Shelves

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