shelf

🇺🇸 /ʃelf/ 🇬🇧 /ʃelf/
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Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-A2
noun
B1

A flat surface used for holding or displaying items, often attached to a wall or part of a larger structure like a bookcase.

I added more shelves to the bookcase to store my growing collection of books.

R

A horizontal projection of rock or land, especially one that is part of a cliff or underwater terrain.

The divers explored the underwater shelf teeming with marine life.

translation

n. A flat surface used for holding or displaying items, often attached to a wall or part of a larger structure like a bookcase.; A horizontal projection of rock or land, especially one that is part of a cliff or underwater terrain.

Word Forms

Plural shelves