Synonyms for shelf

Most common

mantle · ledge · shelfful

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.

   We keep the old newspapers on the bottom shelf of the cupboard, and our photos on the top shelf.

Related words

Word family

shelfful shelf-screamer shelf-stable shelf-talker shelf-wobbler shelve shelvy

Phrases

shelf fungus ice shelf shelf bra shelf filler shelf ice shelf life shelf stacker top-shelf

Forms

Plural

shelfs → ledges, mantles, shallows, brackets…

Example sentences

• mantle Tick-tock, tick-tock! They kept winding the clock on the mantle.
• ledge I fell over a ledge of rock into a gully below.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

ledge¹, shoal

6 letters

mantle²

7 letters

shallow², bracket²

8 letters

shelfful

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mantle² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

étagère

Italiano

scaffale

Español

anaquel

Català

lleixa