shelf

shelf is a 5-letter English word with 6 senses as intransitive verb and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A flat tablet or ledge of any material set horizontally at a distance from the floor, to hold objects of use or ornament. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 11 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. A flat tablet or ledge of any material set horizontally at a distance from the floor, to hold objects of use or ornament.
2. intransitive verb. A sand bank in the sea, or a rock, or ledge of rocks, rendering the water shallow, and dangerous to ships.
3. intransitive verb. A stratum lying in a very even manner; a flat, projecting layer of rock.
4. intransitive verb. A piece of timber running the whole length of a vessel inside the timberheads.
5. noun. a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
6. noun. a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water

   Synonyms: ledge

Synonyms

ledge

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in shelf:

flesh

Common word forms

shelfful

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