shelves
Horizontal storage surfaces
Shelves is the plural of shelf—horizontal surfaces for storage or display, typically fixed to walls or built into furniture.
The shelves were lined with books.
To shelve something is to place it on a shelf, or figuratively to set it aside indefinitely: They shelved the project due to budget cuts.
Shelves also serves as the third-person singular of this verb.
Cabinet for displaying items
- exhibitItem publicly displayed
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
collection · curio · showroom · decorative · ornaments · collectibles · figurines · trophies
Parallel geological layers
- ledgeProjecting horizontal surface
- outcropSurfacing native stone
- rockSolid earthen material
- cliffVertical rock wall
continental · limestone · sandstone · sedimentary · formation · overhang · reef · plateau
Fixed to vertical surface
- floatingStaying atop liquid
- bracketSupport or category
- anchoredFixed securely in position
- freestandingNot attached to anything
built-in · recessed · corner · hanging · installed · level · stud · drywall
Household provisions closet
- closetBuilt-in storage chamber
- cupboardEnclosed storage furniture
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
inventory · stockroom · bins · containers · organized · stacked · garage · basement
Made from timber
- metalHard conductive solid
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- wireThin metallic conductor
- plasticCapable of being molded
laminate · particleboard · plywood · oak · pine · mahogany · maple · industrial
Book collection or building
- novelsExtended prose fiction
- textbooksEducational reference volumes
- paperbacksBooks with flexible covers
- hardcoversBooks with rigid bindings
reading · literature · spine · bookends · fiction · nonfiction · encyclopedias · dictionaries
showcase
Cabinet for displaying items
- exhibitItem publicly displayed
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- presentationFormal display to viewers
gallery · collection · curio · showroom · decorative · ornaments · collectibles · figurines · trophies · memorabilia
strata
Parallel geological layers
cliff · continental · limestone · sandstone · sedimentary · formation · overhang · reef · plateau · escarpment
wall-mounted
Fixed to vertical surface
freestanding · built-in · recessed · corner · hanging · installed · level · stud · drywall · support
pantry
Household provisions closet
warehouse · inventory · stockroom · bins · containers · organized · stacked · garage · basement · utility
wooden
Made from timber
plastic · laminate · particleboard · plywood · oak · pine · mahogany · maple · industrial · steel
library
Book collection or building
- novelsExtended prose fiction
- textbooksEducational reference volumes
- paperbacksBooks with flexible covers
hardcovers · reading · literature · spine · bookends · fiction · nonfiction · encyclopedias · dictionaries · anthologies
merchandise
Commercial products offered
- productsItems made for sale
- storeRetail establishment
- supermarketSelf-service food retailer
aisle · stocking · inventory · restocking · facing · endcap · pricing · scanning · browsing · shopping
- furniturebed, beds, chair, chairs, table
- home goodsfurniture, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, living room
- productsappliances, automobiles, cars, clothing, computers
- retailretail sales, Amazon, marketplace, clearance, sale
- shoppingbuying, shopping cart, shop, purchases, sale
- closethangers, drawers, rod, doors, hooks
- hit the shelvesBecome commercially available
- flying off the shelvesSelling very quickly
- empty shelvesStorage with nothing stored
- hitting the shelvesBeing released commercially
- flew off the shelvesMerchandise moved extremely quickly
- fly off the shelvesMove quickly via sales
shelve, shelving, shelved, bookshelves, unshelve, unshelved, shelver, unshelving