shelf
//ʃɛlf//
Noun
shelfSingular
shelvesPlural
1
A flat horizontal surface, typically made of wood, metal, or glass, attached to a wall or forming part of a piece of furniture, used for storing or displaying objects.
She put the books on the shelf.
2
A ledge of rock or a projecting layer of rock, ice, or other material on a cliff or slope.
The climbers rested on a narrow shelf of rock.
3
A sandbank or reef in the sea or a river.
The ship ran aground on a shelf near the coast.