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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151 All goods should be put in order on the shelf before the supermarket opens.
152 My eye alighted on a dusty old book at the back of the shelf.
153 Theoretically, the price is supposed to be marked on the shelf.
154 Quarto volumes are too large to fit on this shelf.
155 That new shelf in the bathroom is too low - I just hit my head on it.
156 That's twice now he's just walked in here without so much as a by-your-leave and picked a book off the shelf!
157 Would you please help me to put the shelf up; I can't do it myself.
158 Lowered sea levels exposed the shallow continental shelf beneath the Bering Sea.
159 She squeezed as many books onto the shelf as she could.
160 She fell while reaching down a vase from the top shelf.
161 Can you reach your arm up to that book on the top shelf?
162 The house stands on a shelf of rock among pines.
163 Some courses can be bought off the shelf as self-contained study packages.
164 She ranked the bottles in order of size along the shelf.
165 If he stood on tiptoe,[http://sentencedict.com/shelf.html] he could reach the shelf.
166 He took it off the top shelf and put it back in the same place.
167 He's useless at DIY. He won't even put up a shelf.
168 I banged my head against/on the shelf as I stood up.
169 I don't think the shelf is square with the floor.
170 The album stayed on the shelf for several years, until it was finally released.
171 Please put the dictionary back on the shelf when you've finished with it.
172 Make sure you get the shelf level before screwing it in.
173 Mind you don't bang your head on the shelf when you stand up.
174 The shelf sagged under the weight of hundreds of volumes.
175 In those days, if you hadn't married by the time you were 30, you were definitely on the shelf.
176 A motley collection of ornaments jostled for space on the crowded shelf.
177 The product has a guaranteed shelf life of 60 days.
178 I'm sorry to disturb you but could you show me that shirt on the shelf?
179 He transferred the book from a table to a shelf.
180 I screwed up the jar and put it back on 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.