shelve
shelve · shelves
A rocky shelf or ledge of a cliff, a mountain, etcA rocky shelf or ledge of a cliff, a mountain, etc.
/ʃɛlv/
» The supermarket shelves were almost empty.
Полки супермаркета были почти пусты. — marafon
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1 senses(archaic)A rocky shelf or ledge of a cliff, a mountain, etc.
Examples
139 sentencesThe supermarket shelves were almost empty.
ruПолки супермаркета были почти пусты. — marafon
Tom is stocking the shelves now.
There's nothing new on the shelves.
These plans have been shelved indefinitely.
Did you look on the shelves?
Origin
The verb is a back-formation from shelves, the plural of shelf (“flat, rigid structure, fiThe 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”).
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