shelving
shelving · shelvings
Shelves collectivelyShelves collectively.
US/ʃˈɛlvɪŋ/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Shelves collectively.
a shelving unit
There is ample shelving in the basement.
(countable, in the plural, uncountable)The side-rails of a cart or waggon.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)A sloping surface.
Origin
By surface analysis, shelve + -ing.By surface analysis, shelve + -ing.
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Forms
plural: shelvingsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsRelatedshelfing
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.