Shelf

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:11 pts5 letters

Definition of Shelf

Noun

  1. 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.

    "We keep the old newspapers on the bottom shelf of the cupboard, and our photos on the top shelf."

  2. The capacity of such an object

    "a shelf of videos"

  3. A projecting ledge that resembles such an object.
  4. The part of a repository where shelvesets are stored.

Noun

  1. A reef, sandbar, or shoal.
  2. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “shelf (n.2), in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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