shelves

[shelvz] / ʃɛlvz /

NOUN

jutting, flat area or piece

Synonyms

STRONGEST

counter cupboard ledge rack

STRONG

bank bracket console mantelpiece mantle reef ridge rock shallow shoal

VERB

defer, postpone

Synonyms

STRONGEST

freeze give up mothball prolong put off suspend waive

STRONG

delay dismiss drop hold pigeonhole prorogue scrub sideline stay table

WEAK

hang up hold off hold over hold up lay aside put aside put on back burner put on hold put on ice slow up tie up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

continue go

STRONG

advance

WEAK

carry out do go ahead

Example Sentences

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Additionally, the company said there are currently more artists earning over $100,000 a year from Spotify alone than were getting stocked on shelves at the height of the compact disc era.

From Los Angeles Times

“I wish,” I say as I dig through my mother’s drawers, the shelves in her closet, the junk drawer in the kitchen.

From Literature

Photos of empty shelves and long checkout lines flooded social media.

From Barron's

The walls are lined with shelves and shelves of teapots that are all different shapes and sizes.

From Literature

She said people just could not believe cars were being broken into just for the shelves.

From BBC