English English Dictionary

shelf in English:

1. shelf

on the shelf

Your shelf is full of books.

He banged his head against a shelf and got a big lump.

Clear off the shelf, and you can put your books there.

Do you have an extra shelf I can use?

A book fell from the shelf and landed squarely on its face.

Keiko bought a new shelf, on which she put her dolls.

Accessories were laid out on the shelf for sale.

After he bumped into the shelf, the priceless china fell and shattered into fragments.

On the top shelf of the fridge we should store product like kefir, yogurt and jams, on the middle – cheese and cold cuts and on the lower shelf vegetable.

The coffee is on the shelf – next to the sugar.

1 shelf, 2 shelves

Cereals are on the lower shelf, and beverages on two upper shelves.

The shelf is above the bed.

The shelf fell off and all the books went tumbling down on Vasya.

English word "shelf"(shelf) occurs in sets:

Minimal Pairs - Consonants

2. ledge

The fall from the ledge shattered his leg.

sitting ledge

The climber fell but luckily landed on a ledge where the rescue team could reach him.

She put the vase of flowers on the window ledge.

Witnesses saw her climb onto the ledge

English word "shelf"(ledge) occurs in sets:

Part 4 (Blue)

3. you put your books on it

4. shelves

My shelves are full of books.

One store decided to pull the controversial CD from its shelves.

There are not many books on these shelves.

These shelves cannot support so many books.

Her sewing basket, dresser drawers and pantry shelves are all systematically arranged in apple-pie order.

I love trying out new things, so I always buy products as soon as they hit the store shelves. Of course, half the time I end up wishing I hadn't.

He measured all his shelves.

Up to 90 per cent of ladies' underwear could disappear from shop shelves across Russia

The shelves in the supermarket were nearly empty.

I'm short, so I can't see on top of the shelves and so I pretty much dust by touch.

Since PlayStation 2 came out the game software store shelves have bloomed riotously with colorful new titles.

Andrew is fixing some shelves in the bedroom.

English word "shelf"(shelves) occurs in sets:

Liczba mnoga

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