5 Letters
4 Consonants
1 Vowels
1 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use shelf as a noun in a sentence.
About Shelf
A 1 syllables noun and 5 letters with the letters e, f, h, l, and s, 4 consonants, 1 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letter e. Shelf starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters s, sh, she, shel, and the ending characters are f, lf, elf, helf, ..
Definition
A support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
Origin/Roots
Old English
School Grade
Shelf is set as a grade four word that starts with s, ends with f, 1 syllables, 1 vowels and 5 letters.
Scrabble
Is shelf a scrabble word? A 11 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Shelf in Pig Latin is said as "elfshay or elfshway".
Unigram
s | h | e | l | f
Bigram
sh | he | el | lf
Trigram
she | hel | elf
Quadrigram
shel | helf
Word Gram
Noun Examples
a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Shelf"

There are 189 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to shelf.

SynonymDefinition
Apartmenta suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
Archivea depository containing historical records and documents
Archivesa depository containing historical records and documents
Armorya place where arms are manufactured
Armourya place where arms are manufactured
Arsenala place where arms are manufactured
Attic(architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature
hides the roof
Bandsomething elongated that is worn around the body or one of the limbs
Banka flight maneuver
aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning)
"the plane went into a steep bank"
Barthe act of preventing
"there was no bar against leaving"
"money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"

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Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from shelf.

Anagram Definition
Fleshalternative names for the body of a human being
"Leonardo studied the human body"
"he has a strong physique"
"the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"

View English words with the unique letters used in shelf. Words With The Letters Efhls

Hypernyms

Shelf has 1 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Supportdocumentary validation
"his documentation of the results was excellent"
"the strongest support for this this view is the work of Jones"

Hyponyms

There are 8 hyponyms for shelf

Word Definition
Bookshelfa shelf on which to keep books
Chimneypieceshelf that projects from wall above fireplace;
"in England they call a mantel a chimneypiece"
Hoba shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm
Mantelshelf that projects from wall above fireplace;
"in England they call a mantel a chimneypiece"
Mantelpieceshelf that projects from wall above fireplace;
"in England they call a mantel a chimneypiece"
Mantlea sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
Mantlepieceshelf that projects from wall above fireplace;
"in England they call a mantel a chimneypiece"
Overmantela shelf over a mantelpiece

Part Meronyms

There are 15 part meronyms for the word shelf

Word Definition
Bookcasea piece of furniture with shelves for storing books

The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word shelf.

Is shelf a scrabble word or can you use shelf in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 98031 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 44213 games. This 5 letter 11 point scrabble word can be rearranged 120 ways. What other words can be made with the letters e, f, h, l, and s? There's 7 with 7 letters or less with the letters e, f, h, l, and s. Here is a list of 7 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Shuffle (7 letters) 16 +5 17 +6 shuffle
Flesh (5 letters) 11 11 shelf
Flushed (7 letters) 14 +3 15 +4 flushed
Shelfy (6 letters) 15 +4 14 +3 shelfy
Fleshy (6 letters) 15 +4 14 +3 shelfy
Fleshly (7 letters) 16 +5 16 +5 fleshly
Sheftel (7 letters) 13 +2 13 +2 sheftel





     

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