estante — meaning in English

English meaning

• bookshelf noun A shelf, or set of shelves, used to store and display books.
• rack noun A framework or set of shelves, bars, or hooks used for holding, storing, or displaying things.
• shelf noun A flat board fixed to a wall or cabinet, used for holding or displaying objects.

Senses

estante is used for these senses in English:

• bookshelf (furniture) A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.
• rack A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other
• shelf A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.
• shelf The capacity of such an object

rack — full definition

1. noun A framework or set of shelves, bars, or hooks used for holding, storing, or displaying things.
2. noun A frame for carrying luggage or equipment on a vehicle, such as the roof rack of a car.
3. noun Historically, a device with a ratchet used to torture people by stretching their limbs.
4. noun A bar with teeth that meshes with a gear (a pinion) to convert rotary motion into straight-line motion, or works with a pawl to allow movement in only one direction.
5. verb To cause severe strain, pain, or suffering.

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