Clues for the word "SHELVE"
We've had 36 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 60 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on January 30, 2024.
Definition of shelve
- v. t. - To furnish with shelves; as, to shelve a closet or a library.
- v. t. - 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.
- v. i. - To incline gradually; to be slopping; as, the bottom shelves from the shore.
Referring Clues
- Put aside
- Put on ice
- Make ready for use, as library books
- Put on hold
- Table
- Postpone
- Mothball
- Put aside for a time
- Do a librarian's job
- Put away for a while
- Do a librarian's chore
- Set aside
- Put away
- Set aside for now
- Put off till later
- What to do with canned goods
- Drop reform of vehicles? Losing intensive care just the start
- Put off by girl wanting affection but no ring
- Put on one 1 down
- Put on the back burner
- Make provision for volumes put aside
- Gradually descend to procrastination?
- Slope put on ice
- Quiet! Top librarian is coming in the day before to put books away
- Be inclined to put off
- Put off by love, he's rejecting old arrangement
- Put to one side
- Some puckish elves put aside
- Place books?
- Do a librarian's work
- Defer
- Put away in the library
- Pigeonhole
- Table for later
- Do a library task
- Put aside for a while
Last Seen In
- New York Times - January 30, 2024
- USA Today - December 24, 2022
- New York Times - December 10, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - November 29, 2022
- New York Times - June 06, 2022
- LA Times - January 21, 2018
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - August 05, 2017
- Guardian Prize - April 29, 2017
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - April 07, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - March 29, 2017
- Washington Post Classic - March 19, 2017
- Canadiana - February 20, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - December 19, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - November 01, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - October 05, 2016
- Guardian Quick - May 26, 2016
- Universal - February 10, 2016
- Guardian Speedy - October 11, 2015
- USA Today - May 05, 2015
- USA Today - April 08, 2015
- Guardian Quiptic - October 13, 2014
- Guardian Cryptic - October 02, 2014
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 12, 2014
- Guardian Cryptic - March 26, 2014
- Guardian Cryptic - January 08, 2014
- LA Times - November 11, 2013
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - February 22, 2013
- New York Times - February 14, 2013
- Canadiana - October 22, 2012
- Netword - March 01, 2012
- And in 30 more crossword puzzles...