Shelf
21shelf — /ʃɛlf / (say shelf) noun (plural shelves) 1. a thin slab of wood or other material fixed horizontally to a wall, or in a frame, for supporting objects. 2. the contents of such a shelf. 3. a shelf like surface or projection; a ledge. 4. a sandbank …
22shelf — noun (plural shelves) Etymology: Middle English, probably from Old English scylfe; akin to Old Norse hlīthskjalf Odin s seat Date: 14th century 1. a. a thin flat usually long and narrow piece of material (as wood) fastened horizontally (as on a… …
23shelf — UK shelf UK US /ʃelf/ /ʃelvz/ noun [C] (plural shelves) ► a long flat board fixed horizontally, for example against a wall or inside a cupboard, on which objects are stored or shown for sale: »In another room, stacked on every available shelf are …
24shelf — ● ice shelf, ice shelfs ou shelf nom masculin (anglais ice, glace, et shelf, plate forme) Plate forme de glace continentale, de plusieurs dizaines à plusieurs centaines de milliers de kilomètres carrés, flottant sur la mer …
25Shelf — This is a very unusual surname. Recorded as Shelf, Shelp and Shelper, it is very rare. We consider that it is probably of Olde English origins, although possibly with some Danish Viking influence, and appears to originate from the pre 7th century …
26shelf*/*/ — [ʃelf] (plural shelves [ʃelvz] ) noun [C] a flat piece of wood or glass that is attached to a wall or is part of a piece of furniture. It is used for putting things on He took a book from the shelf.[/ex] The plates are on the top shelf.[/ex] •… …
27shelf — [14] Shelf appears to have been borrowed from Middle Low German schelf ‘shelf’. This may have come from the Germanic base *skelf shell 452 ‘split’, which also produced Old English scylfe ‘partition’, the word’s underlying meaning therefore being… …
28shelf — noun 1) the plant on the shelf Syn: ledge, sill, bracket, rack; mantelpiece; shelving 2) an ocean shelf Syn: sandbank, sandbar, bank, bar, reef, shoal …
29shelf — n 1. bracket, hob; mantel, mantelpiece; platform, bench, banquette; ledge, protrusion, projection, overhang. 2. sandbank, sand bar, bank, bar, shoal, ridge, reef. 3. put on the shelf Slang. postpone, defer, prorogue, delay, suspend, hang up,… …
30shelf — Haka, haka kau, papa, kumuhaka, holopapa, kaola. Rare: olo, olo ewa. ♦ Shelf for food containers, haka ipu, papa ipu. ♦ High shelf or place, kauwōlani …
