ALL meanings of shelf
shelf
S s - noun shelf flat storage space 1
- noun shelf display space in a store 1
- noun shelf shelf in bookcase 1
- noun shelf geology 1
- noun shelf closet 1
- noun plural shelf a thin slab of wood, metal, etc., fixed horizontally to a wall or in a frame, for supporting objects. 1
- noun plural shelf the contents of this: a shelf of books. 1
- noun plural shelf a surface or projection resembling this; ledge. 1
- noun plural shelf 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. 1
- noun plural shelf Archery. the upper part of the bow hand, on which the arrow rests. 1
- idioms shelf off the shelf, readily available from merchandise in stock: Any of those parts can be purchased off the shelf. 1
- idioms shelf on the shelf, Informal. put aside temporarily; postponed. inactive; useless. without prospects of marriage, as after having broken an engagement. 1
- countable noun shelf A shelf is a flat piece of wood, metal, or glass which is attached to a wall or to the sides of a cupboard. Shelves are used for keeping things on. 0
- countable noun shelf A shelf is a section of rock on a cliff or mountain or underwater that sticks out like a shelf. 0
- noun shelf a thin flat plank of wood, metal, etc, fixed horizontally against a wall, etc, for the purpose of supporting objects 0
- noun shelf something resembling this in shape or function 0
- noun shelf the objects placed on a shelf, regarded collectively 0
- noun shelf a projecting layer of ice, rock, etc, on land or in the sea 0
- noun shelf a layer of bedrock hit when sinking a shaft 0
- noun shelf the part of the hand on which an arrow rests when the bow is grasped 0
- verb shelf to inform upon 0
- noun shelf a thin, flat length of wood or other material fixed horizontally at right angles to a wall and used for holding things 0
- noun shelf a similar support, usually one of a set, built into a frame, as in a bookcase or cupboard 0
- noun shelf the contents or capacity of a shelf 0
- noun shelf something like a shelf 0
- noun shelf a flat ledge jutting out from a cliff 0
- noun shelf a sandbar or sandy reef 0
- noun shelf a layer of bedrock, as under deposits of soil or gravel 0