Synonym: ledge. Similar words: self-, itself, welfare, himself, in itself, of itself, by itself, by yourself. Meaning: [ʃelf] 
n. 1. a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects 2. a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water.
n. 1. a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects 2. a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water. 
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1 He reached down the atlas from the top shelf.
2 He arranged the books on the shelf.
3 She dropped the book back on the shelf.
4 The weight of the books bears on the shelf.
5 The books sat unread on the shelf for years.
6 Mature flour has a longer shelf life.
7 Put those books up on the top shelf.
8 She's too short to reach the top shelf.
9 He took down a dictionary from the top shelf.
10 He bashed his head against the shelf.
11 The book fell off the shelf.
12 The book I wanted was on the top shelf.
13 I can't get at the tool on the shelf.
14 He carried back the book to the shelf.
15 Move the books onto the second shelf.
16 He put the old books on the top shelf.
17 Put it back on the top shelf.
18 He took several books off the shelf.
19 They go on the bottom shelf.
20 He placed the book on the shelf.
21 He bashed his arm against a shelf.
22 He took a book down from the top shelf.
23 Measure the depth of the cupboard/shelf.
24 I can't reach the shelf - it's too high.
25 He laid the book on the book shelf a moment ago.
26 I can't reach the top shelf unless I use a stepladder.
27 The report will be left on the shelf as so many reports have been left in the past.
28 The sink shelf is grooved so that the water will run off.
29 He looked through shelf after shelf and finally picked on Alex Haley's Roots .
30 Will you please hand down that book from the shelf?
More similar words: self-, itself, welfare, himself, in itself, of itself, by itself, by yourself, by himself, self-esteem, help, shell, hello, shelter, helmet, helpful, cannot help, to the life, nonetheless, and the like, in the least, to the limit, overwhelm, helicopter, take the lead, in the long run, not in the least, nevertheless, The last rites, with the help of.