Shelve Common

Shelve has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

A rocky ledge or shelf.

Verb

hold back to a later time

"let's postpone the exam"

postpone prorogue hold over put over table shelve set back defer remit put off

place on a shelf

"shelve books"

shelve

To place on a shelf.

See Also

shelf boof shelved incline slope shelveth mothball vaginal

Related Terms

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

delay put

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

call hold suspend probate reprieve

Rhyming Words

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