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   Shelve

   /SHelv/

   

   verb

   • 1. place or arrange (items, especially books) on a shelf: "we had catalogued and shelved all the books shipped in that day"
   • 2. decide not to proceed with (a project or plan), either temporarily or permanently: "plans to reopen the school have been shelved"
   • 3. fit with shelves: "one whole long wall was shelved"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘project like a shelf’ (Shakespearean usage)): from shelves, plural of shelf1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. shelver noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   What does shelved mean?

   • 1. To place or arrange on a shelf: shelved the products in the grocery store. 2. To put aside as though on a shelf: "As usual, Dixon shelved this question" (Kingsley Amis). See Synonyms at defer 1. 3. To cause to retire from service; dismiss: workers who were shelved during the recession. 4. To furnish or outfit with shelves.

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   What does shelf mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! SHELVE definition: 1. to not take action on something until a later time: 2. to put something onto shelves, or to fix…. Learn more.

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   What is the difference between a shelf and a shelve?

   • A shelf is a raised, horizontal surface used for storing things. The word shelve is a verb that means to decide not to move forward with something or to put things on a shelf. The two words are never interchangeable, although shelves is both the plural form of shelf and a possible conjugation of shelve. In short, Use shelf only as a noun.

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   What does it mean if a project has been shelved?

   • 1. to put aside, usually for consideration, completion etc later. The project has been shelved for the moment. 3. (of land) to slope gradually. The land shelves towards the sea. (of an unmarried woman) no longer likely to attract a man enough for him to want to marry her.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSHELVED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Shelved is the past tense and past participle of shelve, which means to put something on a shelf or to delay something. Learn how to use shelved in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   Learn the meaning of shelve as a verb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Shelve can mean to furnish with shelves, to place on a shelf, or to put off or aside.

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   Shelved means to place or arrange on a shelf, or to put aside or postpone from consideration. It can also mean to slope gradually or to dismiss someone. See synonyms, examples and translations of shelved.

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   verb (used with object) , shelved, shelv·ing. to place (something) on a shelf or shelves. to put off or aside from consideration: to shelve the question. Synonyms: pigeonhole, table, defer. to remove from active use or service; dismiss. to furnish with shelves. shelve.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb shelve, which can mean to decide not to continue with a plan or to put books on a shelf. See examples, synonyms and word origin.