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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.
Shelf (v. i.) A sand bank in the sea, or a rock, or ledge of rocks, rendering the water shallow, and dangerous to ships.
Shelf (v. i.) A stratum lying in a very even manner; a flat, projecting layer of rock.
Shelf (v. i.) A piece of timber running the whole length of a vessel inside the timberheads.
Shelve (v. t.) To furnish with shelves; as, to shelve a closet or a library.
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.
Shelve (v. i.) To incline gradually; to be slopping; as, the bottom shelves from the shore.