shelf

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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.

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