Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
shelf
IPA transcription: [ʃ'ɛlf]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
shelf
Meaning:
a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
Usage examples
Smerdyakov, go to the cupboard, the second shelf on the right.
I CANNOT live with you, It would be life, And life is over there Behind the shelf
I've put it away on the top shelf of a cupboard, for it is a torment to look at it.
He did not dare to leave the shelf unwatched, even to run downstairs to ring the bell.
He hurried, memorizing as he closed the book, and hoisted it once more to its high shelf.
"So he took a box of squeaks from a shelf and put one into the rabbit before he sewed it up.
But what were her feelings when she perceived that every shelf lay empty and bare before her!
In this room, too, he saw nothing but a shelf over the door, and a big stone, and a pitcher of water on it.
In this room, too, he saw nothing but a shelf over the door, and a big stone, and a pitcher of water on it.
David reluctantly followed the Phoenix to a spot on the edge of the shelf where there was a gap in the bushes.