Definitions for shelf
ʃɛlfshelf

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. shelfnoun

   a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects

2. ledge, shelfnoun

   a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shelfnoun

   A flat, rigid, rectangular structure, fixed at right angles to a wall, and used to support, store or display objects.

2. shelfnoun

   The capacity of such an object; as, a shelf of videos.

3. shelfnoun

   A projecting ledge that resembles such an object.

4. shelfnoun

   A reef, shoal or sandbar.

5. Etymology: Probably from scylfe; distantly related to sculpt, carve and shell.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shelfnoun

   A board fixed against a supporter, so that any thing may be placed upon it.

   Etymology: scylf , Saxon; scelf, Dutch.

   About his shelves
   A beggarly account of empty boxes. William Shakespeare.

   Bind fast, or from their shelves
   Your books will come and right themselves. Jonathan Swift.

   You have the pleasure of the prospect whenever you take it from your shelf, and the solid cash you sold it for. Blount.

   2. A sand bank in the sea; a rock under shallow water.

   Our transported souls shall congratulate each other their having now fully escaped the numerous rocks, shelves, and quick-sands. Boyle.

   Near the shelves of Circe’s shores they run,
   A dang’rous coast. Dryden.

   He call’d his money in;
   But the prevailing love of pelf
   Soon split him on the former shelf,
   He put it out again. Dryden.

   3. The plural is analogically shelves; John Dryden has shelfs, probably by negligence.

   He seiz’d the helm, his fellows cheer’d,
   Turn’d short upon the shelfs and madly steer’d. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shelf

   Shelf is a song by American pop rock group Jonas Brothers from their third studio album A Little Bit Longer (2008). It was written by Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas and Nick Jonas, with production helmed by Jon Fields.

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1. shelf

   A shelf is a flat, horizontal piece of material, typically made of wood, metal, or glass, that is attached to a wall, or part of a frame or furniture. It is used to hold, display, or store items such as books, decorations, kitchen supplies, or belongings.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shelfverb

   a flat tablet or ledge of any material set horizontally at a distance from the floor, to hold objects of use or ornament

2. Shelfverb

   a sand bank in the sea, or a rock, or ledge of rocks, rendering the water shallow, and dangerous to ships

3. Shelfverb

   a stratum lying in a very even manner; a flat, projecting layer of rock

4. Shelfverb

   a piece of timber running the whole length of a vessel inside the timberheads

5. Etymology: [OE. shelfe, schelfe, AS. scylfe; akin to G. schelfe, Icel. skjlf. In senses 2 & 3, perhaps a different word (cf. Shelve, v. i.).]

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1. Shelf

   Shelf is a village in West Yorkshire, England. The village is situated halfway between Bradford and Halifax. It has a population of 4,496. In the Domesday Book it is called Scelf. From 1937 to 1974, Shelf formed part of Queensbury and Shelf, an urban district in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Queensbury and Shelf consisted of Queensbury and Shelf. Queensbury and Shelf was split in 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, with the Shelf part going to the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, and the rest going to the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford. Shelf is a village impacted by the Industrial Revolution and retains mill buildings along with other artefacts. Much-travelled footballer Frank Worthington was born in the village, as were Linda Barker and veteran Blue Peter presenter John Noakes. Shelf village centre has many shops and facilities such as a bakery and pharmacy. There is a local supermarket managed by the Lidl group.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shelf

   shelf, n. a board fixed on a wall, &c., for laying things on: a flat layer of rock: a ledge: a shoal: a sandbank:—pl. Shelves (shelvz).—adj. Shelf′y.—Put, Lay, on the Shelf, to put aside from duty or service. [A.S. scylfe, a plank, Ice. skjálf, a bench.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shelf

   A dangerous beach bounded by a ledge of flat rocks a-wash. In icy regions, (see TONGUE).

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shelf

   A type of structure and product created and designed in various colors, materials, shapes, sizes and styles.

   A shelf is practical in a room in the house and people buy for them for a wide variety of purposes

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on July 21, 2016  

Matched Categories

1. • Support

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'shelf' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4436

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'shelf' in Nouns Frequency: #1518

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Anagrams for shelf »

1. flesh

How to pronounce shelf?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say shelf in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shelf in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shelf in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of shelf in a Sentence

1. Chris Sacca:

   I picked one up off the shelf at a Reno airport gift shop on my way to give a speech, it was 80 percent off, so I was like, ‘ Yeah, score ! ’.

2. Chris McGoey:

   , which means pulling your product to the edge of the shelf to create a solid wall of product, if someone sweeps the shelf, then it is easy to tell.

3. Diane Black:

   It’s available. It’s available on the shelf when you walk in a grocery store, yeah, you have to reach up to get it, but there’s pornography there.

4. Stuart Stevens:

   You have to give people a reason why they should listen to you. And when there's other alternatives up there that are acceptable, there's always this question like why are you on the shelf ? ... I mean, do we really need eight variations of barbeque potato chips ? I've got four choices. I'm going to find some barbeque potato chips I like.

5. Rosa DeLauro:

   First, let me be clear : we should not have to choose between supply and safety, especially when it comes to a product we feed our babies. This product should face the most rigorous standards of safety, to ensure that it is safe to feed our children, the shortage persists because we are overly reliant on one manufacturer to get infant formula back on the shelf.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=shelf
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shelf
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=shelf
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelf
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shelf
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=shelf
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=shelf
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=shelf
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=shelf