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 woman peppered Borel with questions as the three walked single-file through narrow aisles framed by shelves stocked with some of the world’s most coveted bottles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

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

The decision to pull American liquor off the shelves by some premiers was "a heat of the moment" response, she said, that in this case brought an accidental positive - bringing more production to Canada.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

The elegiac opening and closing chapters, in which Crowther imagines visiting Monroe’s home and scanning her shelves, also add to the feeling that too much is being extrapolated out of not enough information.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

As I shuffle through the random objects in search of a key, the shelves wobble and a stack of papers falls from the top shelf.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler