shelf

shelf is on the Basic English 850 List.

sheep - shelf - ship

Pronunciation change

IPA ^(key): /ʃɛlf/
Audio (UK) (file)

Noun change

Singular
shelf

Plural
shelves

Three small shelves on a wall, with bottles on them

(countable) A shelf is a flat thing that people can put books or other things on when they are not using them.

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