Plural of shelf
irregular plural
The plural of shelf is shelves.
Forms of shelf
| Singular | shelf /ʃɛlf/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | shelves /ˈʃɛlvz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Plural of shelf by meaning
- a flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet...: shelves
- a reef, sandbar, or shoal.: shelves or shelfs
Shelves in a sentence
- Supermarket shelves were stripped bare.2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, New York Times, retrieved 31 Oct 2012
- The shelves are 30 centimetres deep. — They are deep shelves.From the entry deep
- The shelves were lined with pottery of all shapes and sizes.From the entry pottery
- The new product sold so rapidly that the shelves needed two restockings in a day.From the entry restocking
- You'd better put them shelves up again, mate. They're all on the huh.From the entry on the huh
Meaning of shelf
- noun 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.
- noun The capacity of such an object.
- noun A projecting ledge that resembles such an object.
Nouns ending in -f: plural -ves
Questions about the plural of shelf
- What is the plural of shelf?
- The plural of shelf is shelves.
- Is shelf countable?
- Shelf is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: shelf (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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