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- [shelf-foo l]
- /ˈʃɛlf fʊl/
- /ˈʃɛlf(ə)l /
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- [shelf-foo l]
- /ˈʃɛlf fʊl/
Definitions of shelfful word
- noun plural shelfful an amount adequate to fill a shelf: They buy canned goods by the shelfful. 1
- noun plural shelfful the amount contained on a shelf: We gave away a shelfful of books. 1
- noun shelfful the amount held on a shelf; the contents of a shelf 0
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Origin of shelfful
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; shelf + -ful
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Parts of speech for Shelfful
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shelfful popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
shelfful usage trend in Literature
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