Shelf

English Meaning

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

1. A flat, usually rectangular structure composed of a rigid material, such as wood, glass, or metal, fixed at right angles to a wall or other vertical surface and used to hold or store objects.
2. The contents or capacity of such a structure.
3. Something, such as a projecting ledge of rock or a balcony, that resembles such a structure.
4. A reef, sandbar, or shoal.
5. Bedrock.
6. off the shelf From ready-made merchandise in stock: supplies that were available off the shelf.
7. on the shelf In a state of disuse.
8. on the shelf Unemployed.
9. on the shelf Out of circulation.
10. on the shelf Retired.