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
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I have learned that every single book on the shelves is there because people loved it.
The Problem with Ratings Ulysses 2008
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I have learned that every single book on the shelves is there because people loved it.
Archive 2008-06-01 Ulysses 2008
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Using free-standing shelves is an old favorite and something that adds beauty to the space it adorns.
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His debut science fiction novel, Orphanage, flew off the shelves from the day it was released.
Archive 2010-02-01 2010
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Keep all the accessories in shelves that are separate from your clothes.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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The packaging for Taza's chocolate discs is so simple it makes it unique and it stands out on store shelves from a distance.
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