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synonyms for on the shelf
- busted
- defective
- faulty
- ruined
- wrecked
- disabled
- down
- exhausted
- gone
- out
- shot
- spent
- wracked
- coming unstuck
- fallen apart
- feeble
- gone to pieces
- gone to pot
- haywire
- imperfect
- in disrepair
- in need of repair
- in the shop
- inoperable
- kaput
- not functioning
- on the blink
- on the fritz
- out of commission
- out of kilter
- out of order
- out of whack
- run down
- screwed-up
- unsatisfactory
- weak
- delayed
- negotiated
- postponed
- adjourned
- assessed
- charged
- funded
- pigeonholed
- prolonged
- protracted
- remanded
- renegotiated
- scrubbed
- stalled
- held up
- indebted
- in waiting
- on hold
- staved off
- asleep
- comatose
- inert
- inoperative
- latent
- passive
- sidelined
- sluggish
- abeyant
- closed-down
- down
- fallow
- hibernating
- lethargic
- lurking
- out of action
- potential
- prepatent
- quiescent
- slack
- slumbering
- smoldering
- suspended
- torpid
- bonkers
- broken
- busted
- defective
- disabled
- down
- fallen apart
- faulty
- gone to pieces
- haywire
- in disrepair
- in need of repair
- inoperable
- in the shop
- kaput
- kerflooey
- not functioning
- not working
- on the fritz
- out
- out of commission
- out of kilter
- out of order
- out of whack
- run down
- shot
- spent
- wrecked
- idle
- inactive
- jobless
- underemployed
- down
- free
- loafing
- at liberty
- between jobs
- closed-down
- disengaged
- fired
- laid-off
- leisured
- on layoff
- on the bench
- on the dole
- out of action
- out of a job
- out of work
- resting
- unapplied
- unengaged
- unexercised
- unoccupied
- unused
- without gainful employment
- workless
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Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSOn a shelf near one of these windows stood the little Madonna, again wreathed with vines as in San Pasquale.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONYou never know when you are going to stumble upon a jewel in the most out-of-the-way corner.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYMr. Slocum was not educated in a university, and his life has been in by-paths, and out-of-the-way places.
THE BOOK OF ANECDOTES AND BUDGET OF FUN;VARIOUSI drew back from the rim of Writing-On-the-Stone, that set of whispered phrases echoing in my ears.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRThe walls were painted blue, the skirting almost a third of the height, and so wide at the top as to form a narrow shelf.
THE DAISY CHAINCHARLOTTE YONGEOn a shelf above the divan, however, were many books, and Gwynne ran his eye over them.
ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTONKerry crossed the room, laid his oilskin and cane upon a chair, and from the shelf where it reposed took a squat volume.
DOPESAX ROHMERMoodily he stood there, one hand on the high mantel shelf, one foot upon an andiron, his eyes upon the flames.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINII cant let you increase your indebtedness, and his pudgy hand lifted the basket and put it on the shelf behind him.
THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH ON THE STAGEGERTRUDE W. MORRISONWORDS RELATED TO ON THE SHELF
- busted
- coming unstuck
- defective
- disabled
- down
- exhausted
- fallen apart
- faulty
- feeble
- gone
- gone to pieces
- gone to pot
- haywire
- imperfect
- in disrepair
- in need of repair
- in the shop
- inoperable
- kaput
- not functioning
- on the blink
- on the fritz
- on the shelf
- out
- out of commission
- out of kilter
- out of order
- out of whack
- ruined
- run down
- screwed-up
- shot
- spent
- unsatisfactory
- weak
- wracked
- wrecked
- bonkers
- broken
- busted
- defective
- disabled
- down
- fallen apart
- faulty
- gone to pieces
- haywire
- in disrepair
- in need of repair
- in the shop
- inoperable
- kaput
- kerflooey
- not functioning
- not working
- on the fritz
- on the shelf
- out
- out of commission
- out of kilter
- out of order
- out of whack
- run down
- shot
- spent
- wrecked
- at liberty
- between jobs
- closed-down
- disengaged
- down
- fired
- free
- idle
- inactive
- jobless
- laid-off
- leisured
- loafing
- on layoff
- on the bench
- on the dole
- on the shelf
- out of a job
- out of action
- out of work
- resting
- unapplied
- underemployed
- unengaged
- unexercised
- unoccupied
- unused
- without gainful employment
- workless
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