shelves
Because it is a word with a single syllable, shelves is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofshelves
- A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk etc., and used to support, store or display objects.
- The capacity of such an object
Example: "a shelf of videos"
- A projecting ledge that resembles such an object.
- A reef, shoal or sandbar.
- To place on a shelf.
Example: "The library needs volunteers to help shelve books."
- To set aside; to quit or postpone.
Example: "They shelved the entire project when they heard how much it would cost."
- To furnish with shelves.
Example: "to shelve a closet or a library"
- To take (drugs) by anal or vaginal insertion.
- To have sex with.
- To slope; to incline; to form into shelves.
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