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Word: Shelf
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Middle Low German schelf; related to Old English scylfe ‘partition’, scylf ‘crag’
ʃɛlf
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.
Short Definition:flat length of wood attached to wall
a ledge of rock or protruding strip of land.
Short Definition:ledge of rock or protruding strip of land
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