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shelves
We have found lemma(root) word of shelves : shelf.
Definitions
[ʃɛlf], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a flat length of wood or other rigid material, attached to a wall or forming part of a piece of furniture, that provides a surface for the storage or display of objects
- a ledge of rock or protruding strip of land
Phrases:
- off the shelf
- on the shelf
Origin
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Middle English: from Middle Low German schelf; related to Old English scylfe ‘partition’, scylf ‘crag’
[ʃɛlf], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an informer
Phrases:
Origin
:
1930s (as a noun): probably from the phrase on the shelf ‘out of the way’
[ʃɛlf], (Verb)
Definitions:
- inform on (someone)
(e.g: he never shelfed a man in his life)
Phrases:
Origin
:
1930s (as a noun): probably from the phrase on the shelf ‘out of the way’
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