shelf /ʃelf/ noun [C] (PLURAL shelves)
A2 a long, flat board fixed horizontally, usually against a wall or inside a cupboard so that objects can be stored on it:
» a glass shelf» on the top/bottom shelf» One wall had shelves from floor to ceiling, crammed with books.→ SEE ALSO BOOKSHELF(Cf. ↑bookshelf)See picture: shelf 
Thesaurus+: ↑Furniture for storage
F0 SPECIALIZED a flat area of rock underwater or on a cliff
Thesaurus+: ↑Hills and mountainsoff the shelfF0 If a product can be bought off the shelf, it does not need to be specially made or asked for:
» It's often cheaper if you buy wallpaper off the shelf, rather than having to order it.» off-the-shelf goods/clothesThesaurus+: ↑Available and accessible , ↑PresentThesaurus+: ↑Buying and selling in generalremove sth from your shelvesF0 When a shop removes something from its shelves, that product stops being available for sale there.
Thesaurus+: ↑Buying and selling in generalThesaurus+: ↑Taking things away from someone or somewhere , ↑Removing and getting rid of things• • •
Extra Examples:» I've put the cake on a high shelf where he can't get at it.» She arranged her birthday cards along the shelf.» He lifted the box carefully down from the shelf.» I hit my head on the shelf as I was standing up.» The books were organized on the shelves according to their size.- dismount
- disobedience
- disobedient
- disobediently
- disobey
- disobliging
- disorder
- disorderly
- disorganization
- disorganized
- disorientate
- disorientating
- disoriented
- disown
- disparage
- disparagement
- disparaging
- disparagingly
- disparate
- disparity
- dispassionate
- dispassionately
- dispatch
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- ♯ Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding