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

A customer may have exacting preferences, a store may rearrange its shelves and an apparently suitable replacement may turn out to contain an allergen.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

"Life isn't all a calm river, it's complicated, but we grit our teeth and we work," she tells me leaning over shelves of butchered pork.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

In response, some Canadian provinces have pulled US goods from their shelves and tourists who would otherwise have headed south have voted with their feet and stayed home.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

It crowds grocery store shelves and regularly pops up on social media.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

The wall closest to us has five bookshelves squeezed against one another, forcing the shelves to slump and the books to be stored at angles.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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