Shelf

What do we mean by shelf?

A flat, usually rectangular structure composed of a rigid material, such as wood, glass, or metal, fixed at right angles to a wall or other vertical surface and used to hold or store objects. noun

The contents or capacity of such a structure. noun

Something, such as a projecting ledge of rock or a balcony, that resembles such a structure. noun

A reef, sandbar, or shoal. noun

Bedrock. noun

(off the shelf) From ready-made merchandise in stock. idiom

(on the shelf) In a state of disuse or inactivity. idiom

(on the shelf) Out of consideration. idiom

Same as shelve.

A thin slab or plank, a piece of marble, slate, wood, or other material, generally long and narrow, fixed horizontally to a wall, and used for supporting small objects; in general, a narrow flat surface, horizontal or nearly so, and raised above a larger surface, as of a floor or the ground. noun

In ship-building, an inner timber, or line of timbers, following the sheer of the vessel, and bolted to the inner side of ribs, to strengthen the frame and sustain the deck-beams. See cut under beam, 3. noun

The charging-bed of a furnace. noun

In scissors, the bottom of the countersink which receives the head of the screw uniting the two blades noun

A rock, ledge of rocks, reef, or sand-bank in the sea, rendering the water shallow and dangerous to ships; a reef or shoal; a shallow spot. noun

A projecting layer or ledge of rock on land. noun

The bed-rock; the surface of the bed-rock; the rock first met with after removing or sinking through the superficial detritus. noun

A flat tablet or ledge of any material set horizontally at a distance from the floor, to hold objects of use or ornament. noun

A sand bank in the sea, or a rock, or ledge of rocks, rendering the water shallow, and dangerous to ships. noun

A stratum lying in a very even manner; a flat, projecting layer of rock. noun

A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk etc., and used to support, store or display objects.

The capacity of such an object

A projecting ledge that resembles such an object.

A reef, shoal or sandbar.

An ass big enough to hold belongings such as books Urban Dictionary

An ass that utterly defies gravity Urban Dictionary

To put something in your ass Urban Dictionary

Alternate way of taking drugs by inserting them into the anus Urban Dictionary

The area just above the penis which girls prefer shaved Urban Dictionary

Really good situation legend--> the end of a ledge--> a ledge--> a shelf Urban Dictionary

A recently invented athletic sexual manouver similar to a WWF smackdown move. the female involved lies down face first on the bed lips spread wide from behind, whilst the male climbs the bookshelf or other bedroom furniture (at least 1.5 meters high). with no prior warning the male launches off from specified height aiming to spear the female with his old boy Urban Dictionary

If a certain lady has a big rack, she needs a shelf to keep them up. Urban Dictionary

To insult a person by arriving at their home and taking a dump on thier bathroom shelf. Urban Dictionary

The small of a woman's back. Short for cum-shelf, because it's where a guy will often bust a nut when he's doing it doggie style in a porn flick, usually poolside. Closely related shelf-art Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to shelf:
shelf, shell, self, sheaf, skelf, shelp, shel, sheld, chelf, helf, shilf, shef, shels, shela.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word shelf:
ocs, shelves, delineated, seabed, antarctic, antarctica, depths, maud, byrd, slope, nautical, glacier, continental, geological, ice, offshore, oceanic, arctic, drilling, reef, seas, packaging, shallow, depth, waters, expedition, continent, photos, peninsula, sea, strait, basin, ocean, territorial, boundary, coral, deep, mainland, stored, life, advisory, canyon, survey, discovered, margin, deposits, coast, exclusive, exploration, gulf, marie, extending, milk, coastal, ross, productions, edge, pole, thick, foods, cape, islands, outer, gas, zone, rocks, oil, awareness, malaysia.

Words that rhyme with shelf:
oneself, self, elf, yourself, myself, itself, delph, himself, bookshelf, themself, herself, ourself, hisself, in and of itself, self-, theirself, relf, relieve oneself, chelf, help oneself, lower oneself, helf, bring oneself, lend oneself, pride oneself, prove oneself, extend oneself, assert oneself, selph, find oneself, inconvenience oneself, kill oneself, cross oneself, remember oneself, trouble oneself, band oneself, gotthelf, relph.

Adjectives that are often used to describe shelf:
continental, top, high, bottom, outer, narrow, the, lower, upper, off, inner, broad, shallow, wide, middle, low, wooden, norwegian, open, lowest, rocky, third, entire, flat, dusty, coastal, western, foot, northern, atlantic, eastern, highest, adjacent, nearby, horizontal, southern, empty, antarctic, west, bony, topmost, simian, marine, australian, submerged, alaskan, palatal, north, southeastern, stable, chimney, northwest, convenient, back, overhanging, perforated, sandy, buccal, rear, coral, tiny, oven, rectal, overhead, nearest.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective shelf:
life, software, components, list, products, packages, systems, items, system, hardware, technology, equipment, solutions, slope, mark, space, programs, parts, package, tools, applications, lives, product, room, solution, ice, marks, technologies, item, program, transport, library, flow, units, devices, materials, availability, basin, cameras, break, reading, edge, reefs, models, listing, environments, component, deposits, currents, model, lists, bookcase, arrangement, chips, sediments, environment, unit, application, libraries, waters, computers, modules, facies, energy, exchange, back, seas, sea, direction, margin, tool, circulation, processors, region, microprocessors, purchases, boxes, circuits, pieces, registration, storage, design, collection, tests, gradient, boards, instruments, device, computer, boundaries.

Consonant match to shelf:
shilf.

Words that sound like shelf:
shelf, shilf, chelf, jelf, shell, chef, shelve, shelly, shelley, shel, shelfs, shef, sheff, shellie, shelli, shelfy, shelfed, scheff, chele, schelle, schelly, self, helf, selph, relph, relf, welf, zelf, self-, celf, telf, shill, shul, shull, shal, sial, shif, shuff, shiff, chiff, schiff, shil, schill, shilly, shiley, shaly, schuff, shily, chof, hsl, szell, schil, shall, shawl, schol, shale, scholl, sheaf, challis, sheel, shaul, scheele, sheil, schule, shela, shaf, schul, shafe, shally, shaff, schull, shail, schoff, schaff, shali, scheel, hilf, schall, sheal, shaley, sheely, schiele, schaaf, shealy, she-wolf, hilfe, scholle, schaal, schelp, sheeley, schaf, shawley, cilf, schale, schoof, shealey, schal, schief, scholey, scheldt.