shelf

  1. Noun.  A flat, rigid, rectangular structure, fixed at right angles to a wall, and used to support, store or display objects.
  2. Noun.  The capacity of such an object; as, a shelf of videos.
  3. Noun.  A projecting ledge that resembles such an object.
  4. Noun.  A reef, shoal or sandbar.

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