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Donkey vs Shelf - What's the difference?

donkey | shelf |

As nouns the difference between donkey and shelf

is that donkey is a domestic animal, , similar to a horse while shelf is a flat, rigid, rectangular structure, fixed at right angles to a wall, and used to support, store or display objects.

donkey

English

(wikipedia donkey)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A domestic animal, , similar to a horse.
  • A stubborn person.
  • A fool.
  • (nautical) A small auxiliary engine, also called donkey engine .
  • (poker slang) A bad poker player.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Hyponyms

    * jack * jackass * jenny

    Related terms

    * donkeycock, donkeydick * donkey engine * donkey jacket * donkey pump * donkey's eye * donkeyshit * donkey vote * donkey work * donkey’s years

    See also

    * ass * mule * hinny

    shelf

    English

    (wikipedia shelf)

    Noun

    (shelves)
  • A flat, rigid, rectangular structure, fixed at right angles to a wall, and used to support, store or display objects.
  • * 2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/nyregion/new-jersey-continues-to-cope-with-hurricane-sandy.html?hp]," New York Times (retrieved 31 October 2012):
    • Localities across New Jersey imposed curfews to prevent looting. In Monmouth, Ocean and other counties, people waited for hours for gasoline at the few stations that had electricity. Supermarket shelves were stripped bare.
  • The capacity of such an object; as, a shelf of videos.
  • A projecting ledge that resembles such an object.
  • A reef, shoal or sandbar.

    • Synonyms

    * (capacity) shelfful

    Related terms

    * shelve

    Derived terms

    * bookshelf * continental shelf * off the shelf * on the shelf * shelfful * shelvy * shelf life

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