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shelf

noun

1 shelf

A support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects.

Roget 667: rocks, reefs, coral reef, sunken rocks, snags; sands, quicksands; syrt, syrtis; Goodwin sands, sandy foundation; slippery ground; breakers, shoals, ... show more

Dutch: plank, hoedenplank, hoedeplank, schap
Polish: półka

2 shelf

A projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water.

synonym: ledge.

Roget 215: support, ground, foundation, base, basis; terra firma; bearing, fulcrum, bait [U.S.], caudex crib; point d'appui [Fr.], pou sto [Gr.], purchase footing, hold, ... show more

Dutch: richel, ertslaag, ader


Moby thesaurus: archives, armory, arsenal, attic, band, bank, bar, basement, bay, beam-end, bed, bedding, belt, bin, bonded warehouse, bookcase, box, bunker, buttery, cargo dock ... show more.

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