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# shelf

noun (shelf, shelves)

«shelf» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A shelf is a flat board on a wall or in a cupboard for putting things on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shelf/#m1)
2. A shelf is a flat layer of rock or ice, like an ice shelf. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shelf/#m2)
3. «On the shelf» can mean put aside and not used. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shelf/#m3)

### In the lessons

an equal group: shelves with a number of books or cans on each; in shops and libraries; phrases «top shelf», «bottom shelf», «on the shelf», «bookshelf», «ice shelf»

### Examples

- Each shelf has 8 books. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shelf/#x1)
- There are 5 shelves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shelf/#x2)
- How many books are on the shelves? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shelf/#x3)
- He put 24 books on 4 shelves equally. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shelf/#x4)
- The jam is on the top shelf. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shelf/#x5)
- The library has shelves of picture books. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shelf/#x6)
- Put the cups back on the shelf. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shelf/#x7)
- The cans were stacked on the shelves of the shop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shelf/#x8)
- Antarctica has huge ice shelves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shelf/#x9)
- She can't reach the top shelf without a step. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shelf/#x10)
- You will find an oil-can on a shelf in my cottage.” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shelf/#x11)

### Note

A group: shelves × things each; «put equally on shelves» divides. Trap: shelves are not the things counted. Plural «shelves» (f changes to v). Safety: do not climb shelves to reach things; heavy shelves can fall.

## In Jewish tradition

an equal group: shelves with a number of books or cans on each; in shops and libraries; phrases «top shelf», «bottom shelf», «on the shelf», «bookshelf», «ice shelf»

### Examples

- This is a digital copy of a book that was preserved for generations on library shelves before it was carefully scanned by Google as part of a project to make the world's books discoverable online. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shelf/#x1)

### Note

A group: shelves × things each; «put equally on shelves» divides. Trap: shelves are not the things counted. Plural «shelves» (f changes to v). Safety: do not climb shelves to reach things; heavy shelves can fall.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «shelf» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shelf/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shelf» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shelf.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «shelf» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shelf/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shelf» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/shelf.html) on Mova free.