shelf

[Shelf]

A support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects

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

Noun
a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects

Noun
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water

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

v. i.
A sand bank in the sea, or a rock, or ledge of rocks, rendering the water shallow, and dangerous to ships.

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

v. i.
A piece of timber running the whole length of a vessel inside the timberheads.

Shelf

Shelf , n.; pl. Shelves . [OE. shelfe, schelfe, AS. scylfe; akin to G. schelfe, Icel. skj'belf. In senses 2 & 3, perhaps a different word (cf. Shelve, v. i.).] 1. (Arch.) 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.
On the secret shelves with fury cast.
3. (Mining) A stratum lying in a very even manner; a flat, projecting layer of rock. 4. (Naut.) 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.

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

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Usage Examples

It's easy for Americans to forget that the food they eat doesn't magically appear on a supermarket shelf.

What's important at the grocery store is just as important in engines or medical systems. If the customer isn't satisfied, if the stuff is getting stale, if the shelf isn't right, or if the offerings aren't right, it's the same thing. You manage it like a small organization. You don't get hung up on zeros.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Very often when I go in to meet for movies or pilots, I'm put on videotape. I hate the notion that that tape is going to sit on a shelf and never get better.

I was a teen idol and that has a short shelf life.