Shelves - English meaning

verb

Break off (a meeting, legal case, or game) with the intention of resuming it later.

Usage examples:

The meeting was adjourned until december 4

verb

To rest or pause during a meeting or trial

Usage examples:

[ t ] they adjourned the meeting until after lunch., [ c ] there was a two-day adjournment in the t…

verb

To temporarily end a meeting or trial

Usage examples:

Adjourn for sth the meeting adjourned for lunch., adjourn a case/hearing/trial/inquest/meeting the …

noun

A shelf on which books can be stored.

Usage examples:

I was sorting out the books on beth's bookshelves to make more room for our junk when i found her c…

noun

A shelf in a bookcase

noun

Each of a pair of marks ( ) [ ] { } 〈 〉 used to enclose words or figures so as to separate them from the context.

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Symbols are given in brackets

verb

Enclose (words or figures) in brackets.

Usage examples:

I have bracketed the phrase ‘of contrary qualities’ in the translation, since it is not explicit in…

noun

Either of a pair of marks [ ], or the information inside them, used in a piece of writing to show that what is inside these marks should be considered as separate from the main part

Usage examples:

Most college students are in the 18 to 22 age bracket., her new job puts her in a higher income/tax…

phrasal verb

Transport from one place or state to another

phrasal verb

To move to or to come from a place or time

Usage examples:

I try not to let my problems at work carry over into my private life., the competitive balance of t…

verb

Put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone.

Usage examples:

They deferred the decision until february

verb

Submit to or acknowledge the merit of.

Usage examples:

He deferred to tim's superior knowledge

verb

To delay something until a later time; to postpone

Usage examples:

You can order the furniture now and defer payment until september.

verb

Make (someone or something) late or slow.

Usage examples:

The train was delayed

noun

A period of time by which something is late or postponed.

Usage examples:

A two-hour delay

verb

To make something happen at a later time than originally planned or expected

Usage examples:

My plane was delayed by an hour., heavy snow delayed the start of the game., [ + -ing verb ] i thin…

noun

A narrow horizontal surface projecting from a wall, cliff, or other surface.

Usage examples:

He heaved himself up over a ledge

noun

A narrow, flat area like a shelf that sticks out from a building, cliff, or other vertical surface

Usage examples:

A window ledge

noun

A structure of wood, marble, or stone above and around a fireplace.

Usage examples:

The drawing room overlooks the front garden and features an original fireplace with a marble mantle…

noun

A shelf above a fireplace, usually part of a frame that surrounds the fireplace

noun

A shelf above a fireplace.

Usage examples:

In the kitchen the original tins stand on the mantelshelf, an edwardian overhead drying rack is ope…

verb

Perform a mantelshelf move.

Usage examples:

She mantelshelfed on a hold as big as a dinner plate

noun

A small pellet of a pungent substance, typically naphthalene, put in among stored garments to keep away clothes moths.

Usage examples:

For optimal protection, store in acid-free, nonplastic containers, or in garment bags with mothball…

verb

Store (clothes) with mothballs.

Usage examples:

He left muttering something about mothballing the suit until next year.

noun

A small ball containing chemicals with a strong smell, used esp. to protect wool clothing from moths

noun

A small recess for a domestic pigeon to nest in.

Usage examples:

It's fortunate that they set up those pigeonholes because some of the pigeons have come home to roo…

verb

Assign to a particular category, typically an overly restrictive one.

Usage examples:

I was pigeonholed as a ‘youth writer’

verb

To put someone or something into a group or type, often unfairly

Usage examples:

He’s was pigeonholed early on in his career as a gospel singer.

verb

Cause or arrange for (something) to take place at a time later than that first scheduled.

Usage examples:

The visit had to be postponed for some time

verb

To delay an event or arrange for it to take place at a later time

Usage examples:

The trip has been postponed twice., [ c/u ] rain forced (a) postponement of the match.

verb

To decide that an event should happen at a later time than originally planned

Usage examples:

The oil giant said it had postponed a decision on whether to go ahead with the deal., the meeting w…

noun

A step or platform on which an altar is placed.

Usage examples:

The raised central platform or predella has the ambo at one end and the altar at the other.

collocation

Put something back where it belongs

phrasal verb

Reschedule a planned event to a later time or date.

Usage examples:

They have put back the film's release date to september

phrasal verb

To move something to a place or position it was in before

Usage examples:

Will you put the books back when you’re finished with them?

idiom

To not use something, especially an amount of money, in order to keep it for later use

Usage examples:

We have put some money on one side for next year's summer holiday.

noun

A framework, typically with rails, bars, hooks, or pegs, for holding or storing things.

Usage examples:

A spice rack

verb

Cause extreme pain, anguish, or distress to.

Usage examples:

He was racked with guilt

verb

(of a horse) move with a rack gait.

verb

Change the time of (a planned event).

Usage examples:

The concert has been rescheduled for september

verb

To arrange something for a different time

Usage examples:

I rescheduled my doctor’s appointment for later in the week.

verb

To change the time at which something will happen

Usage examples:

If you have training conflicts, reschedule the appointments., reschedule sth for sth can we resched…

noun

A frame or shelf enclosing decorated panels or revered objects above and behind an altar.

Usage examples:

Through the screen's open central doorway a carved retable can be seen, but the altar itself is obs…

noun

Shelves collectively.

Usage examples:

A lack of shelving and cupboards

verb

Place or arrange (items, especially books) on a shelf.

Usage examples:

We had catalogued and shelved all the books shipped in that day

verb

(of ground) slope downwards in a specified manner or direction.

Usage examples:

The ground shelved gently down to the water

noun

A shelf or slab of stone, wood, or metal at the foot of a window opening or doorway.

Usage examples:

The designer suggested shortening window openings on one side of the kitchen, where sills were only…

noun

A flat, horizontal piece, usually of wood, forming the base of the frame of a window

Usage examples:

She leaned on the sill and looked out through the open window.

verb

Remain in the same place.

Usage examples:

You stay here and i'll be back soon

noun

A period of staying somewhere, in particular of living somewhere temporarily as a visitor or guest.

Usage examples:

An overnight stay at a luxury hotel

verb

Secure or steady (a mast) by means of stays.

Usage examples:

We stayed the mast on the starboard side by shifting the halyard

verb

Temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect.

Usage examples:

Work on the dam was suspended

verb

Bar temporarily