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Rareshelving
The correct spelling is shelving.
How to pronounce shelving
verb
Say it like: She-lvi-ng
The correct spelling is shelving. To place on a shelf. For example: "The library needs volunteers to help shelve books."
Usage Examples
“The library needs volunteers to help shelve books.”
“They shelved the entire project when they heard how much it would cost.”
“to shelve a closet or a library”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To place on a shelf.
- 2.To set aside; to quit or postpone.
- 3.To furnish with shelves.
- 4.To take (drugs) by anal or vaginal insertion.
- 5.To have sex with.
noun
- 1.Shelves collectively.
- 2.(chiefly in the plural) The side-rails of a cart or waggon.
- 3.The bank of a river etc.
adjective
- 1.Sloping steeply
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