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Uncommonshelf
The correct spelling is shelf.
How to pronounce shelf
noun
IPA: /ʃɛlf/
Say it like: She-lf
The correct spelling is shelf. 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. For example: "a shelf of videos"
Usage Examples
“a shelf of videos”
Definition
noun
- 1.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.
- 2.The capacity of such an object
- 3.A projecting ledge that resembles such an object.
- 4.A reef, shoal or sandbar.
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