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shelves

/ˈʃɛlvz/noun1 syllable

Shelves means: a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water.

Synonyms for shelves2

noun, as in a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water

ledge, shelf

noun, as in a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects

shelf

What does shelves mean?2

noun

1

a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water

2

a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with shelves?5

one syllable

selveselves

two syllables

themselvesyourselves

three syllables

ourselves
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Shelves in a sentence

  • Clean the refrigerator's shelves, drawers, and door compartments regularly.Amastan
  • After using items from the shelves, please return them to their proper place.Amastan
  • When dusting the shelves, use a microfiber cloth to minimize particles in the air.Amastan
  • As soon as the books were put on shelves, customers rushed to buy them.tieguy
  • In the supermarket, the shelves were all empty.Nuel
  • There are so many dictionaries, they take up two shelves.SeaLiteral
  • The building of a bed, chairs, table, and shelves was a relatively easy matter.Hybrid
  • After a week of panic buying, the city's grocery stores have mostly bare shelves.Hybrid

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