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SHELF: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SHELF?

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Need another word that means the same as “shelf”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “shelf” in this overview.

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Shelf as a Noun
Definitions of "Shelf" as a noun
Synonyms of "Shelf" as a noun (10 Words)
Associations of "Shelf" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Shelf” are: ledge, bracket, sill, rack, sandbank, sandbar, bank, bar, reef, shoal

Shelf as a Noun

Definitions of "Shelf" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “shelf” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A ledge of rock or protruding strip of land.
A submarine bank, or a part of the continental shelf.
A flat length of wood or other rigid material, attached to a wall or forming part of a piece of furniture, that provides a surface for the storage or display of objects.
A support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects.
A projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water.

Synonyms of "Shelf" as a noun (10 Words)

bank	An elevation in the seabed or a riverbed a mudbank or sandbank. He sat on the bank* of the river and watched the currents.*
bar	The crossbar of a goal. The orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song.
bracket	A category falling within certain defined limits. With the March Madness tournament half the fun is filling out your bracket.
ledge	A window ledge. He heaved himself up over a ledge.
rack	A stack of digital effects units for a guitar or other instrument. That chick s got a nice rack.
reef	A submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water.
sandbank	A submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river; can be exposed at low tide.
shoal	A large number of people or things. Shoals of people were coming up the drive.
sill	A flat (usually horizontal) mass of igneous rock between two layers of older sedimentary rock.

Associations of "Shelf" (30 Words)

bedroom	A room used primarily for sleeping. All parents dream of children who tidy their bedrooms without being asked.
bookcase	An open cabinet containing shelves on which to keep books.
box	Put into a box. He rummaged through a box* of spare parts.*
cabinet	A storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock. A cabinet* meeting.*
cleaver	A tool with a heavy, broad blade, used by butchers for chopping meat. A meat cleaver.
closet	A small room, especially one used for storing things or for private study. He has a closet* full of designer suits.*
console	A small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall. The bust of Napoleon stood on a console.
dishwasher	A machine for washing dishes automatically.
distribution	The commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer. The distribution* of nerve fibers.*
drawer	An artist skilled at drawing. Queen Victoria was notoriously careless with her drawers.
fridge	A refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motor. She put the carton of milk back in the fridge.
furnishing	The act of providing a house or room with furniture and other removable items such as shelves, carpets, appliances, etc. A large room filled with fine ornaments and luxurious furnishings.
furniture	Pieces of wood or metal placed round or between metal type to make blank spaces and fasten the type in the chase. They had too much furniture* for the small apartment.*
hatchet	A small axe with a short handle for use in one hand.
kitchen	A set of fitments and units that are sold together and fixed in place in a kitchen. A fully fitted kitchen* at a bargain price.*
knickknack	Miscellaneous curios.
lab	A laboratory. A science lab.
lathe	Shape with a lathe. I have lathed metal in a machine shop.
overload	Become overloaded. An overload* of stress.*
packet	Make up into or wrap up in a packet. Reusable alternatives will be available to encourage customers to stop using the packets.
parcel	Make something into a parcel by wrapping it. A parcel* of shares.*
plank	Cook and serve on a plank. He planked himself into the sofa.
refectory	A communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery.
room	Provide with a shared room or lodging. There s room* for improvement in the way the programme is managed.*
sofa	An upholstered seat for more than one person. Sofa cushions.
space	The unlimited expanse in which everything is located. The laboratory s floor space.
table	A piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it. More than 200 amendments to the bill have already been tabled.
unoccupied	Not leased to or occupied by a tenant. The house has been unoccupied* for some time.*
volume	A scroll of parchment or papyrus containing written matter. The third volume* was missing.*
wooden	Made of wood. She closed the heavy wooden* door.*