shelf

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[edit] Etymology

Probably from Old English scylfe (“‘deck of a ship’”); distantly related to sculpt, carve and shell.

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Singular
shelf

Plural
shelves

shelf (plural shelves)

  1. A flat, rigid, rectangular structure, fixed at right angles to a wall, and used to support, store or display objects.
  2. The capacity of such an object; as, a shelf of videos.
  3. A projecting ledge that resembles such an object.
  4. A reef, shoal or sandbar.

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structure
capacity
projecting ledge resembling a shelf
reef, shoal, sandbar
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[edit] Anagrams

  • Anagrams of efhls
  • flesh
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