Collocations for shelf - noun

high, low | deep, shallow | bottom, middle, top
He took a book down from the top shelf.

bare, empty | open | dusty | glass, metal, wooden | bathroom, kitchen, library, shop, supermarket

have
The fridge had three shelves.

build, put up
She soon learned how to put up her own shelves.

arrange sth on, display sth on, put sth (back) on, replace sth on, return sth to, stack sth on, stock
I put the packet back on the shelf. | He''s got a job stocking shelves in a supermarket.

clear
I''ve cleared a shelf in the cupboard for you.

get sth down from/off, pick sth from/off, remove sth from, take sth down from/off
The supermarket immediately removed the product from its shelves.

fill, fit on, go on, remain on, sit on
Souvenirs filled the shelves. | Her diaries just sat on the shelf for years (= nobody looked at them for years).

reach (for/to)
She reached for the shelf next to the bed.

be full of sth, contain sth, hold sth

space | life
The medicine has a shelf life of six months.

off a/the ~
I knocked it off the shelf by accident.

on a/the ~
the books on the shelves

~ of
a shelf of books on economics

be filled/lined with shelves
The walls of her study were lined with shelves.

a place on your shelves
The book deserves a place on everyone''s shelves.