shelf

Definition

  • noun: a flat board which is attached to a wall, frame, etc., and on which objects can be placed
  • noun: a thin flat usually long and narrow piece of material (as wood) fastened horizontally (as on a wall) at a distance from the floor to hold objects
  • synonyms: bracket, gradin, gradine

Examples

  • The quarterback remains 'on the shelf' [=is still not playing] with a severe injury.

  • They put their plan to remodel the house 'on the shelf' for the time being.

  • They used mostly 'off-the-shelf' stereo components for the media room.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Van Coon panics, returns to his apartment, locks himself in. Hours later, he dies. The killer finds Lukis at the library, he writes the cipher on the shelf where he knows it'll be seen. Lukis goes home. Late that night, he dies too. Why did they die, Sherlock? Only the cipher can tell us. (..)
    2010 TvShow: Sherlock Title: The Blind Banker Season: 1 Episode 2