shelf
/ʃelf/
#690 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
A flat board on a wall where you can put books or other things.
Word origin
From Middle Low German schelf, a board or ledge for setting things on.
- Origin
- Middle English
- Root
- schelf
Grammar
Gender
Pluralshelvesirregular
Examples
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"Shelf" is the flat board on a wall for holding things.
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"Shelves" is the plural of "shelf", meaning more than one.
top .
Here "shelf" is the single board she uses.
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