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Definition of "shelving" [shelv•ing]

  • Shelves considered as a group. (noun)
  • Material for shelves. (noun)
  • An incline; a slope. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "shelving" in a sentence
  • "With new arrivals every month, the visual installations and the product shelving is constantly updated by stylists to suggest new combinations or new purposes for each creation."
  • "I also help in shelving books and pulling them for inter-library requests."
  • "Using parts from IKEA as well as shelving from the local hardware, they were able to construct a sturdy and reasonable replica of the inspiration piece."
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