Definition of shelf

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Shelf (v. i.) A piece of timber running the whole length of a vessel inside the timberheads.

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Berme :: Berme (n.) A narrow shelf or path between the bottom of a parapet and the ditch.
Mantelshelf :: Mantelshelf (n.) The shelf of a mantel.
Berth :: Berth (n.) A place in a ship to sleep in; a long box or shelf on the side of a cabin or stateroom, or of a railway car, for sleeping in..
Scaffold :: Scaffold (n.) An accumulation of adherent, partly fused material forming a shelf, or dome-shaped obstruction, above the tuyeres in a blast furnace..
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.
Shelf :: Shelf (v. i.) A piece of timber running the whole length of a vessel inside the timberheads.
Ledge :: Ledge (n.) A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery..
Unshelve :: Unshelve (v. t.) To remove from, or as from, a shelf..
Shelving :: Shelving (n.) The act of laying on a shelf, or on the shelf; putting off or aside; as, the shelving of a claim..
Shelfa :: Shelfa (n.) Alt. of Shilf.
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A fixed seat or shelf.
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..
Shallow :: Shallow (n.) A place in a body of water where the water is not deep; a shoal; a flat; a shelf.
Shelfy :: Shelfy (a.) Abounding in shelves; full of dangerous shallows.
Banquette :: Banquette (n.) A narrow window seat; a raised shelf at the back or the top of a buffet or dresser.
Shelfy :: Shelfy (a.) Full of strata of rock.
Gradino :: Gradino (n.) A step or raised shelf, as above a sideboard or altar. Cf. Superaltar, and Gradin..
Place :: Place (n.) To assign a place to; to put in a particular spot or place, or in a certain relative position; to direct to a particular place; to fix; to settle; to locate; as, to place a book on a shelf; to place balls in tennis..
Mantel :: Mantel (n.) The finish around a fireplace, covering the chimney-breast in front and sometimes on both sides; especially, a shelf above the fireplace, and its supports..
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