Shelf - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ʃelf|  American pronunciation of the word shelf
Brit.  |ʃelf|  British pronunciation of the word shelf

noun

- a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
- a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water (syn: ledge)

Extra examples

Put the vase on the shelf.

Will you get that book down off the shelf?

We don't have much shelf space.

Put it back on the top shelf.

The candy is up on the top shelf.

The candy is down on the bottom shelf.

She took the book off the shelf and forgot to put it back.

A vase fell off the shelf.

The books on this shelf are used.

He carefully replaced the vase on the shelf.

You should sand the shelf before painting it.

Be sure to sand before you paint the shelf.

There was only one bare shelf.

The books on the top shelf are just beyond my grasp.

...a kitchen shelf loaded with household cleaners...

Word forms

noun
singular: shelf
plural: shelves
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