shelf

[US]/ʃelf/
[UK]/ʃelf/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a flat board or a series of boards that are attached to a wall or frame, used for holding things.

Phrases & Collocations

wooden shelf

bookshelf

metal shelf

adjustable shelf

wall shelf

floating shelf

on the shelf

shelf life

off the shelf

continental shelf

book shelf

ice shelf

shelf space

shelf company

open shelf

Example Sentences

The shelf groans with books.

The books sat unread on the shelf for years.

The clock has sat on that shelf for years.

The shelf contained a pell-mell assortment of English novels.

labeled the boxes on the shelf;

the works of Schubert fill several feet of shelf space.

The shelf is beginning to yield under that heavy weight.

Will you please hand down that book from the shelf?

The ship ran into a shelf and sank to the bottom of the sea.

The books were placed haphazardly on the shelf.

The shelf is about a metre long—well, 98 cm, to be precise.

hardware; hinge; pull; lock; slide; stoper; shelf; screw;

Overwrap protects and extends the shelf life of the chocolates within.

Collected in the scriptorium, this sawdust comes from the shelf that fell on Philibert.

I can just reach the top shelf if I stand on my toes.

I'm sorry to disturb you but could you show me that shirt on the shelf?

The plates on the upper shelf were beyond my reach.

The shelf was beginning to sag beneath the weight of the books upon it.

Real-world Examples

So keep those shelves stacked with books.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American March 2020 Compilation

Just in time to restock the shelves.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

Some with interesting strategies for stocking the shelves.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2021 Collection

Plus Taylor Swift added three more CMAs to her trophy shelf including the Pinnacle Award.

Source: AP Listening November 2013 Collection

It hit the shelves in the U. S.

Source: One Hundred Thousand Whys

I opened the cupboard and found the shelf.

Source: Transformed into a Monster Doctor: Selected Works

Snack lovers are panic buying and many supermarket shelves are bare.

Source: Past English CET-4 Listening Test Questions (with translations)

Thwaites " looks different from other ice shelves, " Wahlin said.

Source: VOA Special January 2022 Collection

And they might stock the shelves — keep them full.

Source: Grandparents' Vocabulary Lesson

Companies and stores depend on shipping to stock their shelves.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2021 Collection

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