shelves

[shelvz] / ʃɛlvz /

Part of Speech:

All (2) Noun (1) Verb (1)

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jutting, flat area or piece n.
defer, postpone v.

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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shelves

That shoe, which hit shelves this year, represented “another opportunity to further diversify,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

So why is it disappearing from the shelves?

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

That short supply means retailers may soon start stocking "sun-tanned" cauliflower because "their biggest nightmare is empty shelves", she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

The trophies the girls won for excellence at school sit alongside the books on the shelves of the home library he and his wife, a teacher, have proudly put together for them.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

I follow Brie and Teddy to an empty classroom, which has nothing but folding chairs leaning against the walls and percussion instruments on shelves.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison