Definition of shelf

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Shelf (v. i.) A stratum lying in a very even manner; a flat, projecting layer of rock..

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Cupboard :: Cupboard (n.) A board or shelf for cups and dishes.
Terrace :: Terrace (v.) A raised level space, shelf, or platform of earth, supported on one or more sides by a wall, a bank of tuft, or the like, whether designed for use or pleasure..
Retable :: Retable (n.) A shelf behind the altar, for display of lights, vases of wlowers, etc..
Unshelve :: Unshelve (v. t.) To remove from, or as from, a shelf..
Scarcement :: Scarcement (n.) An offset where a wall or bank of earth, etc., retreats, leaving a shelf or footing..
Ledge :: Ledge (n.) A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks..
Shelving :: Shelving (n.) The act of laying on a shelf, or on the shelf; putting off or aside; as, the shelving of a claim..
Superangelic :: Superaltar (n.) A raised shelf or stand on the back of an altar, on which different objects can be placed; a predella or gradino..
Gradino :: Gradino (n.) A step or raised shelf, as above a sideboard or altar. Cf. Superaltar, and Gradin..
Shelf :: Shelf (v. i.) A flat tablet or ledge of any material set horizontally at a distance from the floor, to hold objects of use or ornament..
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A fixed seat or shelf.
Shelve :: Shelve (v. t.) To place on a shelf. Hence: To lay on the shelf; to put aside; to dismiss from service; to put off indefinitely; as, to shelve an officer; to shelve a claim..
Bookshelf :: Bookshelf (n.) A shelf to hold books.
Plough :: Plough (n.) To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge of a board; especially, a rectangular groove to receive the end of a shelf or tread, the edge of a panel, a tongue, etc..
Mantelshelf :: Mantelshelf (n.) The shelf of a mantel.
Shelfy :: Shelfy (a.) Full of strata of rock.
Shelf :: Shelf (v. i.) A piece of timber running the whole length of a vessel inside the timberheads.
Scaffold :: Scaffold (n.) An accumulation of adherent, partly fused material forming a shelf, or dome-shaped obstruction, above the tuyeres in a blast furnace..
Shelf :: Shelf (v. i.) A sand bank in the sea, or a rock, or ledge of rocks, rendering the water shallow, and dangerous to ships..
Bank :: Bank (n.) An elevation, or rising ground, under the sea; a shoal, shelf, or shallow; as, the banks of Newfoundland..
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