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- Dictionaryshelf/ʃɛlf/
noun
- 1. a flat length of wood or other rigid material, attached to a wall or forming part of a piece of furniture, that provides a surface for the storage or display of objects. Similar
- 2. a ledge of rock or protruding strip of land.
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a long, flat board hung on a wall or supported by a frame or cabinet, used to hold objects: Her shelves are filled with books and photographs.
The meaning of SHELF is a thin flat usually long and narrow piece of material (such as wood) fastened horizontally (as on a wall) at a distance from the floor to hold objects. How to use shelf in a sentence.
Shelf definition: a thin slab of wood, metal, etc., fixed horizontally to a wall or in a frame, for supporting objects.. See examples of SHELF used in a sentence.
1. a thin flat plank of wood, metal, etc, fixed horizontally against a wall, etc, for the purpose of supporting objects. 2. something resembling this in shape or function. 3. the objects placed on a shelf, regarded collectively: a shelf of books. 4. (Geological Science) a projecting layer of ice, rock, etc, on land or in the sea.
A shelf is a flat piece of wood, metal, or glass which is attached to a wall or to the sides of a cupboard. Shelves are used for keeping things on.
Definition of shelf noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of shelf. noun. a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects. see more.
