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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Lower sea levels reduced pressure on the bedrock beneath Antarctic ice shelves, allowing the land underneath to slowly rise upward.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

CEO, said the company plans to switch over its shelves every two to three weeks—far more frequently than most U.S. retailers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

But getting their products back on shelves took some time.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

As gas and seemingly everything else get more expensive, younger consumers are increasingly driving growth for the nation’s biggest discount retail chains — and even influencing what appears on store shelves.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Madison’s books of history and philosophy crowded his library shelves.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis