to shelve

Examples

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• Books purchased for college courses are shelved with other books from the same course.

  Blog text (9)

• The Clipper Chip would allow the government to monitor electronic communications, but it is shelved after public outcry.

  Academic text (2003)

• At that point, I might as well get two and shelve one for the future.

  Blog text (23)

• Is this the best way to shelve these subjects?

  Academic text (2013)

• Our professional collection is now shelved in this area.

  Academic text (2014)

• In the library, the books were shelved in order by subject matter or alphabetically by author.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Whether you shelve by genre or alphabetically within format, spend some hands-on time with the collection.

  Academic text (2012)

• Because the two collections are shelved separately, there are questions regarding the appropriate location for new acquisitions.

  Academic text (2014)

• Shouldn't my books, which are romantic suspense, be shelved solely in the romance aisles?

  Blog text (7)

• Seth's aide, other iStaff members, and the librarian supported him, as needed, to shelve books, organize displays, and create labels and signage.

  Academic text (2014)

Synonyms

S

to store

vsto shelve

463 1.0

To put something away to use later

places items on an open ledge rather than general storage

B

to bin

vsto shelve

1 2.9

To put something in a container to keep or throw away

places items on an open ledge rather than inside a container

Antonyms

R

to remove

∞ 1.5

To move something or someone away from a place

How Neat

to arrange

162 1.7

to put away

225 2.0

to shelve

6 4.2

to place

∞ 1.0

to drop

∞ 1.0

to dump

541 2.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology