"shelves" meaning in English

See shelves in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʃɛlvz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-shelves.wav
Rhymes: -ɛlvz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} shelves
  1. plural of shelf Tags: form-of, plural Form of: shelf
    Sense id: en-shelves-en-noun-1caN03NX Categories (other): English plurals in -ves with singular in -f or -fe
  2. plural of shelve Tags: form-of, plural Form of: shelve
    Sense id: en-shelves-en-noun-NfGd9kba

Verb

IPA: /ˈʃɛlvz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-shelves.wav
Rhymes: -ɛlvz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} shelves
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shelve Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: shelve
    Sense id: en-shelves-en-verb-VQX4skky Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 13 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 9 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 7 89
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