SHELF

shelf

(noun) a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects

ledge, shelf

(noun) a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

shelf (plural shelves)

A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk etc, and used to support, store or display objects.

The capacity of such an object

A projecting ledge that resembles such an object.

A reef, shoal or sandbar.

Synonyms

• (capacity): shelfful

Hyponyms

• bookshelf

• chimney shelf

• continental shelf

• ice shelf

• parcel shelf

• sulfur shelf

• sulphur shelf

Anagrams

• Fehls, flesh

Source: Wiktionary


Shelf, n.; pl. Shelves. Etym: [OE. shelfe, schelfe, AS. scylfe; akin to G. schelfe, Icel. skjalf. In senses 2 & 3, perhaps a different word (cf. Shelve, v. i.).]

1. (Arch.)

Definition: A flat tablet or ledge of any material set horizontally at a distance from the floor, to hold objects of use or ornament.

2. A sand bank in the sea, or a rock, or ledge of rocks, rendering the water shallow, and dangerous to ships. On the tawny sands and shelves. Milton. On the secret shelves with fury cast. Dryden.

3. (Mining)

Definition: A stratum lying in a very even manner; a flat, projecting layer of rock.

4. (Naut.)

Definition: A piece of timber running the whole length of a vessel inside the timberheads. D. Kemp. To lay on the shelf, to lay aside as unnecessary or useless; to dismiss; to discard.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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