Thesaurus: shelf

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1. 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.
2. v. i. A sand bank in the sea, or a rock, or ledge of rocks, rendering the water shallow, and dangerous to ships.
3. v. i. A stratum lying in a very even manner; a flat, projecting layer of rock.
4. v. i. A piece of timber running the whole length of a vessel inside the timberheads.
5. n. a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
6. n. a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
7. 1. (Arch.) A flat tablet or ledge of any material set horizontally at a distance from the floor, to hold objects of use or ornament. 2. A sand bank in the sea, or a rock, or ledge of rocks, rendering the water shallow, and dangerous to ships. On the tawny sands and shelves. Milton. On the secret shelves with fury cast. Dryden. 3. (Mining) A stratum lying in a very even manner; a flat, projecting layer of rock. 4. (Naut.) A piece of timber running the whole length of a vessel inside the timberheads. D. Kemp. To lay on the shelf, to lay aside as unnecessary or useless; to dismiss; to discard.
8. A flat tablet or ledge of any material set horizontally at adistance from the floor, to hold objects of use or ornament.
9. n:100 n. a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects