SHELVE
\ʃˈɛlv], \ʃˈɛlv], \ʃ_ˈɛ_l_v]\
Definitions of SHELVE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To place on a shelf. Hence: To lay on the shelf; to put aside; to dismiss from service; to put off indefinitely; as, to shelve an officer; to shelve a claim.
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To incline gradually; to be slopping; as, the bottom shelves from the shore.
By Oddity Software
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To place on a shelf. Hence: To lay on the shelf; to put aside; to dismiss from service; to put off indefinitely; as, to shelve an officer; to shelve a claim.
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To incline gradually; to be slopping; as, the bottom shelves from the shore.
By Noah Webster.
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To place on a shelf; hence, to dismiss from service, or, postpone indefinitely; as, to shelve an officer; to shelve a request; to furnish with shelves, as a room.
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To incline gradually; slope; as, the bottom shelves from the shore.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
