shelving
shelving is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, shelving is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofshelving
- 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.
- Shelves collectively.
Example: "There is ample shelving in the basement."
- (chiefly in the plural) The side-rails of a cart or waggon.
- The bank of a river etc.
- Sloping steeply
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