transcription, транскрипция: [ ʃelf ]
( 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.
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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.
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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
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