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

Cupboard :: Cupboard (n.) A board or shelf for cups and dishes.

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..

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..

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

Mantelshelf :: Mantelshelf (n.) The shelf of a mantel.

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..

Stand :: Stand (v. t.) To set upright; to cause to stand; as, to stand a book on the shelf; to stand a man on his feet..

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..

Scaffold :: Scaffold (n.) An accumulation of adherent, partly fused material forming a shelf, or dome-shaped obstruction, above the tuyeres in a blast furnace..

Hob :: Hob (n.) The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm..

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..

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..

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..

Lambrequin :: Lambrequin (n.) A piece of ornament drapery or short decorative hanging, pendent from a shelf or from the casing above a window, hiding the curtain fixtures, or the like..

Unshelve :: Unshelve (v. t.) To remove from, or as from, a shelf..

Bookshelf :: Bookshelf (n.) A shelf to hold books.

Scarcement :: Scarcement (n.) An offset where a wall or bank of earth, etc., retreats, leaving a shelf or footing..

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