Synonyms for shelf
ʃɛlfshelf

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1. shelfnoun

   The capacity of such an object; as, a shelf of videos.

   Synonyms:
   shelfful

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. shelfnoun

   a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects

   Synonyms:
   ledge

2. ledge, shelfnoun

   a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water

   Synonyms:
   ledge

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1. shelfnoun

   Synonyms:
   ledge

2. shelfnoun

   Synonyms:
   shoal, shallow

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1. shelfnoun

   Synonyms:
   mantel, mantelpiece, bracket, console, ledge, shallow, shoal, banquette

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1. List of paraphrases for "shelf":

   plateau, platform, continental, tray, platter, rack, conservation, tablet, bookshelf, shelving, bookcase, mower, shelf-life, mainland

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1. Jilea Hemmings:

   How our technology works is when you pick an item off the shelf like this, it actually has a weight to the product, so we know it’s in your digital cart.

2. Steve Hersh:

   Now you go to a Wegmans or Food Emporium, you’re going to see our four packs on a four-foot (wide) shelf, and you’re going to go, ‘oh, that’s a brand,’ rather than three little bottles in a sea of soda.

3. Rob Larter:

   I don't think there has been a shelf collapse like this in East Antarctica since we've been able to receive satellite data, conger is a very small ice shelf which has been decreasing in size for many years and this was just the final step which caused it to collapse.

4. Michael Laufer:

   If you want to talk about danger. What exactly is the danger? People are already dying and they aren’t getting treated, and the treatment is on the shelf. That’s danger. That’s tragedy that we are already looking it.

5. Thomas Moore:

   The radar that we choose is going to be an off-the-shelf radar that we tailor to the ship. There are a number of radars out there that appear to meet the specs. This will not be a developmental issue. LHA 8 will be the first ship to get AESR.