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Shelves

noun
/ˈʃɛlvz/
Word Frequency: 3.9

Definitions

1.nounA flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk etc., and used to support, store or display objects.
2.nounThe capacity of such an object
"a shelf of videos"
3.nounA projecting ledge that resembles such an object.
4.nounA reef, shoal or sandbar.
5.verbTo place on a shelf.
"The library needs volunteers to help shelve books."
6.verbTo set aside; to quit or postpone.
"They shelved the entire project when they heard how much it would cost."
7.verbTo furnish with shelves.
"to shelve a closet or a library"
8.verbTo take (drugs) by anal or vaginal insertion.
9.verbTo have sex with.
10.verbTo slope; to incline; to form into shelves.

Synonyms

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Rhymes With

elvesthemselvesdelvestwelvesourselvesselvesbookshelvespelves
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