shelfroom

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noun

A room fitted with shelves for storage.

“The library requires more shelfroom to accommodate its new holdings.”

OriginEnglish room ← Middle English roum ← Old English rūm →
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Meanings

nounshelfroom (countable and uncountable, plural shelfrooms)

plural shelfrooms

  1. countableA room fitted with shelves for storage.
  2. uncountableShelving space.

    The library requires more shelfroom to accommodate its new holdings.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kelH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kel(H)-p-
  3. Proto-Germanic*skelfō
  4. Proto-West Germanic*skelfu:
  5. Proto-West Germanic*skilfijā
  6. Old Englishsċylfe?
  7. Middle Englishschelfe
  8. Englishshelf
  9. Proto-Indo-European*Hrew-?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*(H)rewH-
  11. Proto-Germanic*rūmą
  12. Proto-West Germanic*rūm
  13. Old Englishrūm
  14. Middle Englishroum
  15. Englishroom
  16. Englishshelfroom

From shelf + room.

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APA

shelfroom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shelfroom

MLA

“shelfroom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shelfroom. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shelfroom,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shelfroom.

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