Shelving

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:18 pts8 letters

Definition of Shelving

verb

To place on a shelf.
"The library needs volunteers to help shelve books."
To set aside; to quit or postpone.
"They shelved the entire project when they heard how much it would cost."
To furnish with shelves.
"to shelve a closet or a library"
To take (drugs) by anal or vaginal insertion.
To have sex with.

noun

Shelves collectively.
"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.

adjective

Sloping steeply

Anagrams of Shelving

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "shelving":

7-LETTER WORDS

english helving shingle

6-LETTER WORDS

elvish givens hinges ingles levins livens neighs single sleigh snivel

5-LETTER WORDS

evils given gives glens heils hinge hives ingle lenis levin levis liens lines lings liven+13 more

4-LETTER WORDS

egis elhi engs evil gels gens ghis gien gies

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "shelving" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

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Rhyming Words

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