shelve
5 synonyms for shelve, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To fit a place, such as a library, with shelves.
Synonyms
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Etymology
The verb is a back-formation from shelves, the plural of shelf (“flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects”). The noun is derived from etymology 1, verb sense 2 (“(obsolete) to hang over or project like a shelf”).
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