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Meanings of
shelves
in English
Russian
полка
Spanish
anaquel
Catalan
llixa
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Flat horizontal plane used for storage.
shelf
Russian
полка
Synonyms
Examples for "
shelf
"
shelf
Examples for "
shelf
"
1
The jury's question about
shelf
companies is likely related to Gates' testimony.
2
Optus said an
off
-
the
-
shelf
product will be available in the coming months.
3
The
shelf
has sometimes been above sea level during the earth's history.
4
There were no
off
-
the
-
shelf
procedures or lists of war crimes to use.
5
No wonder she had never used the second
shelf
along the wall.
Usage of
shelves
in English
1
My
shelves
always seem half-full, said the young shopkeeper, speaking by Skype.
2
The
shelves
are lined with books of military strategy and political analysis.
3
The most controversial book yet on Tiger Woods appears on
shelves
today.
4
There were no signs of
shelves
in it; the plaster was smooth.
5
ERROR attempts to extricate a pot from the nails in the
shelves
.
6
Witness the number of products on your supermarket
shelves
containing GM soy.
7
Wash the
shelves
with salt and water; sprinkle salt in their paths.
8
Staff simply could not keep up with restocking supermarket
shelves
,
she said.
9
Strawberries and blueberries are on the supermar-ket
shelves
52 weeks a year.
10
Imagine oak desks and ladders reaching to great
shelves
heavy with books.
11
Hewlett-Packard abandoned its TouchPad last month after just seven weeks on
shelves
.
12
Inside, the room was long and narrow, with
shelves
along both sides.
13
The company didn't say when the new Band-Aids would hit the
shelves
.
14
The standards and
shelves
are put on as shown in the drawing.
15
Abby stepped forward to open a small cabinet set into the
shelves
.
16
The items on his
shelves
were in perfect order and precisely spaced.
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About this term
shelves
shelve
Noun
Plural
Frequent collocations
empty shelves
hit the shelves
line with shelves
open shelves
be shelves
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Translations for
shelves
Russian
полка
Spanish
anaquel
repisa
estante
Catalan
llixa
posella
prestatge
Shelves
through the time
Shelves
across language varieties
Australia
Common
South Africa
Common
New Zealand
Common
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