(shelves)
1.
A ~ 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 ~.
...the middle ~ of the oven.
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2.
A ~ is a section of rock on a cliff or mountain or underwater that sticks out like a ~.
The house stands on a ~ of rock among pines.
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see also continental ~
3.
If you buy something off the ~, you buy something that is not specially made for you. (BRIT)
...off-the-~ software.
? tailor-made
PHRASE: PHR after v, PHR n