Phrase Hound found 43 phrases and 40 compound words that contain shelf. The most common are listed below. Open shelf in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 43
- shelf lifeThe length of time a product (especially food and drugs) will last without deteriorating or without being sold.
- continental shelfThe outer area of a land mass covered by a shallow sea that extends into open ocean.
- off-the-shelfAs purchased or as commonly available, without modification or customization.
- top shelfBest, or high quality.
- ice shelfA thick, floating platform of ice that forms where a glacier or ice sheet flows down to a coastline and onto the ocean surface. Ice shelves are found in Antarctica, Greenland, and Canada only.
- bottom-shelfCheap or low-quality.
- shelf-stableOf foods, storable for extended periods at room temperature.
- parcel shelfA usually removable shelf lying behind the back seats or over the trunk of a car.
- sulphur shelfA species of bracket fungus, Laetiporus sulphureus, found in Europe and North America.
- shelf braSynonym of balcony bra (“bra with half a cup”).
- shelf breakAlternative form of shelfbreak: An area of increasing slope that marks the edge of a continental shelf.
- shelf cloudA low, horizontal cloud typically forming at the leading edge of thunderstorm outflow. An arcus type cloud often found along squall lines.
- shelf iceIce that forms when part of a lake freezes.
- shelf livesplural of shelf life: The length of time a product (especially food and drugs) will last without deteriorating or without being sold.
- shelf markAlternative form of shelfmark: The mark that shows the location or call number of a book or manuscript within a library; (loosely) synonym of call number.
- sulfur shelfAlternative spelling of sulphur shelf: A species of bracket fungus, Laetiporus sulphureus, found in Europe and North America.
- shelf fungiplural of shelf fungus: Any of various fungi of the family Polyporaceae, whose fruiting bodies form on trees and resemble shelves or brackets.
- shelf fungusSynonym of bracket fungus: Any of various fungi of the family Polyporaceae, whose fruiting bodies form on trees and resemble shelves or brackets.
- shelf stackerA person employed to fill a shop's display units with goods.
- beehive shelfA round piece of laboratory equipment used mostly in school demonstrations to support a gas jar whilst a gas is being collected over water.
- commercial off-the-shelfOf a system: manufactured commercially and then tailored for specific uses.
- simian shelfA bony thickening on the front of the mandible of an ape.
- mid-shelfIn the middle of a shelf.
- high shelfA filter that gradually increases or decreases frequencies above a certain point in the frequency spectrum.
- shelf breaksplural of shelf break: An area of increasing slope that marks the edge of a continental shelf.
Compound words 40
- bookshelfA shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.
- shelfmarkThe mark that shows the location or call number of a book or manuscript within a library; (loosely) synonym of call number.
- shelfyAbounding in shelves; containing crossbedded hard and soft layers that result in rocky shelves at varying angles.
- SelleyA surname from Old English.
- shelfieA photograph of a bookshelf/bookcase taken by its owner and shared on social media.
- mantelshelfA shelf above a fireplace.
- shelfbackThe vertical surface forming the back of a shelf.
- shelfworthyGood enough to be kept or displayed on a shelf.
- intrashelfWithin a single shelf.
- shelffulEnough to fill a shelf.