shelf

shelf

US /ʃelf/ 
UK /ʃelf/ 

a long flat narrow board attached to a wall or in a frame or cupboard, used for putting things on

shelf - طبقه
معادل فارسی: 

طبقه، طاقچه، قفسه

مثال انگلیسی: 

Put it back on the top shelf. 

آن را برگردان در طبقه بالا

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

shelf S3 W3 / ʃelf / noun ( plural shelves / ʃelvz / )

1 [ countable ] a long flat narrow board attached to a wall or in a frame or cupboard, used for putting things on top/bottom/next etc shelf

Put it back on the top shelf.

shelves of books

supermarket shelves

the amount of shelf space available

2 [ countable ] a narrow surface of rock shaped like a shelf, especially under water → continental shelf

3 off-the-shelf available to be bought immediately, without having to be specially designed or ordered :

off-the-shelf software packages

→ off-the-peg 4 on the shelf a) if something is left on the shelf, it is not used or considered :

The album stayed on the shelf for several years, until it was finally released.

b) British English old-fashioned too old to get married – used especially of women

→ shelve ( 3 )

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

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

See picture shelf

specialized a flat area of rock underwater or on a cliff off the shelf 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/clothes

remove sth from your shelves

When a shop removes something from its shelves, that product stops being available for sale there.

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