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Definition of 'shelve'English
Verb
( shelv)
to place on a shelf
- The library needs volunteers to help shelve books.
to store, set aside, quit, or halt
- They shelved the entire project when they heard how much it would cost.
To furnish with shelves.
- to shelve a closet or a library
(Wales|slang) to have sex with
Synonyms
* (set aside) pigeonhole, table
Noun
( en-noun)
A rocky ledge or shelf.
* 1819 , Lord Byron, Don Juan , II.181:
- And all was stillness, save the sea-bird's cry, / And dolphin's leap, and little billow crossed / By some low rock or shelve , that made it fret / Against the boundary it scarcely wet.
Anagrams
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