1. shelf

noun. ['ˈʃɛlf'] a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects.

Rhymes with Shelf

• yourself
• themself
• theirself
• oneself
• himself
• ourself
• myself
• itself
• hisself
• herself
• selph
• self
• relph
• relf
• delph
• chelf

Sentences with shelf

1. Noun, singular or mass
Out-of-season clothes can be stored in plastic storage bins and placed in a closet or up on a shelf.

Quotes about shelf

1. I don't have hard numbers about this, but the impression I get is that the amount of eyeballs you get from being on the humor shelf at Barnes & Noble - it is almost insignificant.
- Randall Munroe

2. Books should go where they will be most appreciated, and not sit unread, gathering dust on a forgotten shelf, don't you agree?
- Christopher Paolini

3. A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition.
- Henry Miller, The Books in My Life

2. off-the-shelf

adjective. (especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock.

3. shelf

noun. ['ˈʃɛlf'] a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water.