Shelf
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English
Noun
Shelf (plural shelves)- A flat, rigid, rectangular structure, fixed at right angles to a wall, and used to support, store or display objects.
- 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
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Adjectives for Shelf
crowded; empty; pendent; continental;hanging; china.
Verbs for Shelf
adhere to—; bolster—; brace—; deplete—; deposit on—; dislodge from—; disorder on—; elevate—; hoist to—; incline—; lodge on—; prop—; recline on—; replenish—; repose on—; suspend from —facilitates;—rocks; —slopes; —sustains; —totters; — supports.
Thesaurus
archives, armory, arsenal, attic, band, bank, bar, basement, bay, beam-end, bed, bedding, belt, bin, bonded warehouse, bookcase, box, bunker, buttery, cargo dock, cellar, chest, closet, conservatory, coral reef, corbel, couche, course, crate, crib, cupboard, deck, depository, depot, dock, drawer, dump, exchequer, flat, floor, ford, gallery, glory hole, godown, gradin, gradino, hob, hold, hutch, layer, ledge, level, library, locker, lumber room, lumberyard, magasin, magazine, mantel, mantelshelf, measures, overlayer, overstory, predella, rack, reef, repertory, repository, reservoir, retable, rick, sandbank, sandbar, seam, shallow, shallows, shoal, shoal water, shoulder, stack, stack room, stage, step, stock room, storage, store, storehouse, storeroom, story, stratum, substratum, superaltar, superstratum, supply base, supply depot, tank, thickness, tidal flats, tier, topsoil, treasure house, treasure room, treasury, underlayer, understory, understratum, vat, vault, warehouse, wetlands, wine cellar, zone
Etymology
Probably from Old English scylfe (“deck of a ship”); distantly related to sculpt, carve and shell.
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