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

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shelves

Their work is part of a broader effort to better understand the processes responsible for the calving and retreat of Arctic ice shelves.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

A decision by most provinces to remove US alcohol from store shelves has hammered that sector.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Floreani calls these books dead stock—titles that sat on his shelves, collecting dust, for years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Supermarket shelves stacked with products blackened from the fire were stacked up beneath a cratered ceiling and behind blown-out windows.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

The thing about this room was that the books didn’t stop on the shelves.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova