shelf

IPA: ʃˈɛɫf

A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.
The capacity of such an object
A projecting ledge that resembles such an object.
(computing) The part of a repository where shelvesets are stored.
A reef, sandbar, or shoal.

Examples of "shelf" in Sentences

The term shelf life refers to how long an item can remain in storage and still be functional.
When I here the term shelf, I think of the ice as a cantilevered beam with little structural support underneath, attempting to support it's own weight.
_Shaab-al-Yadayn_, it is to be noted that it is a great shelf far to seaward of the northern end of the great bay, all of it above water, like two extended arms with their hands wide open, whence its Arabic name which signifies _shelf of the hands_.