English Explanatory Dictionary

bookshelve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To furnish (a room etc.) with bookshelves.
  2. To postpone or put aside (a project, etc.); to shelve.

Word forms

bookshelve bookshelves bookshelving bookshelved

Etymology

From book + shelve, or a back-formation from bookshelves, the plural of bookshelf.

Related words

bookshelved bookshelver bookshelving
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