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