Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - shelf
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Shelf
shelf
~ n plural shelves 1 a long flat narrow board fixed onto a wall or in a frame or cupboard, used for putting things on or storing things on (Put it back on the top shelf. | shelves of books | supermarket shelves) 2 a narrow surface of rock shaped like a shelf, especially underwater 3 off the shelf available to be bought immediately without having to be specially designed or ordered (off-the-shelf computer software packages) (- compare offthepeg) 4 be (left) on the shelf a) old-fashioned considered to be too old to get married b) if a plan, idea etc is left on the shelf it is not used or considered (- see also shelve)
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(shelves) 1. 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. He took a book from the shelf. ...the middle shelf of the oven. N-COUNT 2. A shelf is a section of rock on a cliff or mountain or underwater that sticks out like a shelf. The house stands on a shelf of rock among pines. N-COUNT see also continental shelf 3. If you buy something off the shelf, you buy something that is not specially made for you. (BRIT) ...off-the-shelf software. ? tailor-made PHRASE: PHR after v, PHR n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun (plural shelves) Etymology: Middle English, probably from Old English scylfe; akin to Old Norse hlithskjalf 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 wall) at a distance from the floor to hold objects b. one of several similar pieces in a closet, bookcase, or similar structure c. the contents of a ~ the author of a ~ of best sellers 2. something resembling a ~ in form or position: as a. a sandbank or ledge of rocks usually partially submerged b. a flat projecting layer of rock c. the submerged gradually sloping border of a continent or island ; continental ~ • ~ful noun • ~like adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. n. (pl. shelves) 1 a a thin flat piece of wood or metal etc. projecting from a wall, or as part of a unit, used to support books etc. b a flat-topped recess in a wall etc. used for supporting objects. 2 a a projecting horizontal ledge in a cliff face etc. b a reef or sandbank under water. c = continental shelf. Phrases and idioms on the shelf 1 (of a woman) past the age when she might expect to be married. 2 (esp. of a retired person) no longer active or of use. shelf-life the amount of time for which a stored item of food etc. remains usable. shelf-mark a notation on a book showing its place in a library. shelf-room available space on a shelf. Derivatives shelved adj. shelfful n. (pl. -fuls). shelflike adj. Etymology: ME f. (M)LG schelf, rel. to OE scylfe partition, scylf crag 2. n. & v. Austral. sl. --n. an informer. --v.tr. inform upon. Etymology: 20th c.: orig. uncert. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) полка; мн. ч. стеллаж 2) ступенька дислокации 3) (континентальный) шельф, материковая отмель - bolt-free shelves - cable shelf - corrousel shelves - continental shelf - ice shelf - outer continental shelf - revolving shelves - store shelves - swinging shelf ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английски словарь по телекоммуникациям
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1) полка 2) полочный 3) стеллажный 4) уступ 5) шельф 6) шельфовый - cable shelf - ice shelf - key shelf - shelf life ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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сущ. общ. полка Syn: rack See: display shelf shelf stand eye-level shelf shelf filler shelf warmer ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. полка shelf stand —- стеллаж a whole shelf of classics —- целая полка классиков to put books on the shelf —- ставить книги на полку to place on the same shelf —- ставить на ту же полку; приравнивать; ставить на одну доску to lay on a shelf —- класть на полку; откладывать в долгий ящик; класть под сукно; сдавать в архив to keep on the shelf —- держать на полке; держать под сукном 2. мор. внутренний привальный брус, клямс Id: off the shelf —- из наличного запаса (товаров); не по предварительному заказу Id: to sell smth. off the shelf —- продать что-либо в магазине Id: off the shelf —- готовый (о продукции) Id: off the shelf equipment —- готовое оборудование (не специально изготовленное) Id: shelf warmer —- залежавшийся товар Id: to be on the shelf —- быть отложенным; лежать без дела; быть не у дел Id: to put smb. upon the shelf —- увольнять кого-либо; отправлять кого-либо на покой 3. шельф, отмель continental shelf —- континентальный шельф shelf ice —- шельфовый лед, плавающие глыбы прибрежного льда 4. уступ, выступ shelf rock —- выступ скалы 5. геол. бедрок, коренная порода ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) полка 2) уступ; выступ 3) риф; (от)мель, шельф 4) geol. бедрок 5) naut. привальный брус 6) attr. shelf ice - плавающие глыбы прибрежного льда - lay on the shelf - put on the shelf - be on the shelf SHELF life noun срок хранения (продукции); сохраняемость ...Англо-русский словарь
Английский словарь американских идиом
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- c.1390, from M.L.G. schelf "shelf, set of shelves," cognate with O.E. scylfe "shelf, ledge, floor," and scylf "peak, pinnacle," from P.Gmc. *skelf-, *skalf- "split," possibly from the notion of a split piece of wood. Shelf life first recorded 1927. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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