shelving (comparative more shelving, superlative most shelving)
sloping steeply
shelving
present participle of shelve
shelving (countable and uncountable, plural shelvings)
Shelves collectively.
(chiefly, in the plural) The side-rails of a cart or waggon.
(rare) The bank of a river etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Shelv"ing, a.
Definition: Sloping gradually; inclining; as, a shelving shore. Shak. "Shelving arches." Addison.
Shelv"ing, n.
1. The act of fitting up shelves; as, the job of shelving a closet.
2. The act of laying on a shelf, or on the shelf; putting off or aside; as, the shelving of a claim.
3. Material for shelves; shelves, collectively.
Shelve, v. t.
1. To furnish with shelves; as, to shelve a closet or a library.
2. 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.
Shelve, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shelved; p. pr. & vb. n. Shelving.] Etym: [Perhapss originally from the same source as shallow, but influenced by shelf a ledge, a platform.]
Definition: To incline gradually; to be slopping; as, the bottom shelves from the shore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 January 2025
(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
