Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Plural of shelf.

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  • noun Plural form of shelf.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shelve.

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Examples

  • I have learned that every single book on the shelves is there because people loved it.

    The Problem with Ratings Ulysses 2008

  • I have learned that every single book on the shelves is there because people loved it.

    Archive 2008-06-01 Ulysses 2008

  • Using free-standing shelves is an old favorite and something that adds beauty to the space it adorns.

    Two Cool Decorative Storage Items, Milan 2010 2009

  • His debut science fiction novel, Orphanage, flew off the shelves from the day it was released.

    Archive 2010-02-01 2010

  • Keep all the accessories in shelves that are separate from your clothes.

    Twinni Wardrobe by M&G Interior Founders 2009

  • The packaging for Taza's chocolate discs is so simple it makes it unique and it stands out on store shelves from a distance.

    Taza Chocolate 2009

  • His debut science fiction novel, Orphanage, flew off the shelves from the day it was released.

    Sci Fi Bookshelf interviews Robert Buettner, bestselling author of Orphan’s Triumph 2010

  • It got rarer and rarer for me to find a group whose album I would buy unheard, and now my very occasional peek at the cd shelves is only motivated by a specific desire to find something particular – on these, the only occasions I even go to the store to buy music now, usually I will buy only 1 CD.

    ‘Music is my absolute SOUL’ 2009

  • Access to high shelves is a simple matter of reaching, and over a given period you tend to walk faster and further along the same stretch of sidewalk than people with a considerably lower-lying center of gravity; being tall can be efficient.

    Archive 2009-05-01 2009

  • The packaging for Taza's chocolate discs is so simple it makes it unique and it stands out on store shelves from a distance.

    5 posts from March 2009 2009

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