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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The new bottles, already on some shelves, claim the product “Feels Lighter, Lasts Longer.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“You can see the bones in here, like the shelves could be really pretty; the living room could be really pretty. You have beautiful things. You can’t even sit in there,” she said.

From MarketWatch

Once the film became a hit, Netflix was fielding non-stop calls from would-be licensees eager to get products on shelves for Halloween and the holidays.

From The Wall Street Journal

Goods excluding food, energy and used cars posted their largest monthly increase in three years, a sign that tariffs are showing up more broadly on store shelves.

From The Wall Street Journal

"This new variety is better suited to the climate," says Waghchaure, gesturing to the perfectly round, firm and sweet grapes that will soon be on European supermarket shelves thousands of kilometres away.

From Barron's