shelf

noun
UK /ʃelf/
US /ʃelf/

A flat board where you put things like books or toys.

She put the storybook back on the shelf.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A narrow flat piece of rock sticking out from a cliff or mountain.

The goats climbed along a rocky shelf.

3. A flat area of land under the sea near the coast.

Fish swim above the continental shelf.

4. A flat surface in a fridge or oven where you place food.

He moved the milk to the top shelf of the fridge.