prep_phrase
Meaning 1
Laid aside.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Meaning relationships
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Phrase guide
on the shelf
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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rhymes with -ɛlf
prep_phrase
Meaning 2
Laid aside.
Unused; abandoned.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Meaning 3
Laid aside.
Tabled; mothballed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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prep_phrase
Meaning 4
Unmarried, typically through lack of interest from potential spouses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: especially, idiomatic
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Meaning 5
Injured.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: na ocet — unmarried
- Portuguese: ficar para tia — unmarried
- Portuguese: ficar para titia — unmarried
- Scottish Gaelic: air an sgeilp — unmarried
- Spanish: quedarse para vestir santos — unmarried
- Vietnamese: ế — unmarried