Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on the shelf

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables
on the shelf
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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Laid aside.

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Laid aside.

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Laid aside.

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Unmarried, typically through lack of interest from potential spouses.

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Injured.

Example Sentences

Phrases

off-the-shelf

Frequently Paired Words

off-the-shelf

Rhymes With

yourself myself self himself itself herself one's self shelf off-the-shelf elf oneself twelfth

Questions

What does on the shelf mean?
Laid aside.

How to pronounce on the shelf

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