Found 4 items, similar to Shelf.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: shelf
rak
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: shelf
ancak, papan, paparan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: shelf
shelf
n 1: a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding
objects
2: a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
[syn:
ledge]
[also:
shelves (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Shelf
Shelf
\Shelf\, n.; pl.
Shelves. [OE. shelfe, schelfe, AS.
scylfe; akin to G. schelfe, Icel. skj[=a]lf. In senses 2 & 3,
perhaps a different word (cf.
Shelve, v. i.).]
1. (Arch.) A flat tablet or ledge of any material set
horizontally at a distance from the floor, to hold objects
of use or ornament.
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2. A sand bank in the sea, or a rock, or ledge of rocks,
rendering the water shallow, and dangerous to ships.
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On the tawny sands and shelves. --Milton.
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On the secret shelves with fury cast. --Dryden.
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3. (Mining) A stratum lying in a very even manner; a flat,
projecting layer of rock.
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4. (Naut.) A piece of timber running the whole length of a
vessel inside the timberheads. --D. Kemp.
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To lay on the shelf, to lay aside as unnecessary or
useless; to dismiss; to discard.
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