Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
shelve . - adjective not comparable Of or pertaining to a
shelving ; havingshelves . - adjective Postponed.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word shelved.
Examples
-
When the record tanked, his label shelved the follow-up and, in 1977, dropped Mellencamp altogether.
John Mellencamp: One from the Heartland DiGiacomo, Frank 2007
-
When the record tanked, his label shelved the follow-up and, in 1977, dropped Mellencamp altogether.
John Mellencamp: One from the Heartland DiGiacomo, Frank 2007
-
Unable to identify any hits in the miasma, the label shelved it.
PopMatters 2008
-
How long it will have to remain shelved, I cannot say.
"I will battle for the sun..." yuki_onna 2009
-
At the ANC's behest many of the chamber's proposals remain shelved; TMC members seem to spend much of their time discussing the minutes of previous meetings.
-
By the end of the decade they were down to a functioning duo - frontman Jim Kerr and guitarist Charlie Burchall - and were viewed as such a low priority their record label shelved an album they made.
-
Following confirmation earlier this year that her US label shelved Goodrem's current album until new material is available, comes word the songbird, along with fiance Brian McFadden, have severed ties with Modest Management without releasing a public statement.
-
And very possibly the need to complete investigations "shelved" by dubious investigations.
-
FF has 'shelved' the coffee and Melmoth has opened the bar
-
He told me he had become "shelved" and was given no substantive work, because of a political squabble higher up the ladder in his government agency.
Douglas LaBier: Three Sources of Boredom in Today's Workplace -- And What Helps 2010
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.