shelve
shelve is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To place on a shelf. Hence: To lay on the shelf; to put aside; to dismiss from service; to put off indefinitely; as, to shelve an officer; to shelve a claim.
- 2.To incline gradually; to be slopping; as, the bottom shelves from the shore.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abstain
- abstinence
- alone
- aside
- away
- back
- cast
- destroy
- desuetude
- discard
- dismantle
- dismiss
- dispense
- disusage
- disuse
- done
- eject
- for
- forbear
- forbearance
- give
- habit
- have
- heave
- keep
- lay
- leave
- let
- lie
- make
- napkin
- neglect
- not
- off
- ordinary
- overboard
- put
- relinquish
- relinquishment
- remain
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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