Definitions
a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
Word origin
From Middle English schelfe, probably from Old English sċylfe, sċilfe (“shelf, ledge, deck of a ship”), from Proto-West Germanic *skilfijā, from Proto-Germanic *skelfō (“shelf, ledge, cliff”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to cut”), distantly related to sculpt, carve and shell. Cognate with Dutch schelf (“hay loft, haystack”), German Low German Schelf (“haystack”), Old Norse skjalf (“bench”).
Used in a sentence
“We keep the old newspapers on the bottom shelf of the cupboard, and our photos on the top shelf.”
“a shelf of videos”
“This is where the Visual Studio Shelving function can help. A shelf is a place on the server in source control that is separate from the main code line so it will not affect other developers.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues
01“Board for books”5 letters
02“Flat board for storage”5 letters
03“Storage ledge”5 letters
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