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shelvesplural form of shelf; flat horizontal surfaces for storing or displaying items

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: plural form of shelf; flat horizontal surfaces for storing or displaying items

Pronunciation (IPA): /ʃelvz/

Example Sentences

  • During the pandemic, toilet paper shelves were always empty.
  • She organized her kitchen shelves by color, which looked beautiful but made cooking impossible.
  • The store clerk spent hours restocking the shelves after the sale.

shelves

NOUN

[/ʃelvz/]

plural form of shelf; flat horizontal surfaces for storing or displaying items

a cheerful librarian carefully places colorful books onto different horizontal wooden surfaces mounted on the wall. She reaches up to arrange novels on the higher surfaces while keeping reference materials on the lower ones. As she organizes each section, the flat wooden platforms become neatly filled with different categories of items. Her young assistant hands her more books from a cart below, pointing to specific horizontal surfaces where each book should go. The wooden platforms create perfect display and storage spaces at various heights throughout the room.  multiple flat horizontal surfaces being used for storing and displaying items
💡 Concept

a cheerful librarian carefully places colorful books onto different horizontal wooden surfaces mounted on the wall. She reaches up to arrange novels on the higher surfaces while keeping reference materials on the lower ones. As she organizes each section, the flat wooden platforms become neatly filled with different categories of items. Her young assistant hands her more books from a cart below, pointing to specific horizontal surfaces where each book should go. The wooden platforms create perfect display and storage spaces at various heights throughout the room. multiple flat horizontal surfaces being used for storing and displaying items

We organize these shelves ourselves, creating change for ourselves!
🎵 Rhyme

We organize these shelves ourselves, creating change for ourselves!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ʃelvz/
🇬🇧 UK/ʃelvz/

🌳Etymology

Rootshelf
Suffix--ves

🎵Rhyme

themselvesourselvesyourselves
themselves
ourselves
yourselves

🔗Collocations

empty shelves
stock the shelves
bookshelf shelves
shelves are bare
dust the shelves
grocery store shelves

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

During the pandemic, toilet paper shelves were always empty.

😄 Fun example

She organized her kitchen shelves by color, which looked beautiful but made cooking impossible.

The store clerk spent hours restocking the shelves after the sale.

😄 Fun example

My cat thinks the shelves are his personal highway system.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

racksledgesplatformssurfacesdisplays

Antonyms

floorsbases

Related

cabinetbookcasestoragefurnitureorganize

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