deshelve
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deshelve
Rhymes with -ɛlv
Where it comes from
From de- + shelve.
verb deshelves · deshelving · deshelved
- To remove from a shelf. The pollen I stirred while cutting the grass and the dust I dislodged while deshelving the books had kicked my allergies into overdrive, and I felt dizzy and disconnected as I drove down the long, mostly empty stretch of pine-tree-lined highway toward Pottersville.
- To make unavailable or inactive. Basically, "You give us a non-aggression pact, America, and we will look at deshelving our nuclear weapons.
Talk about this word "deshelve." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/deshelve. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. deshelve. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/deshelve "deshelve." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/deshelve.
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@misc{deshelve_2026,
title = {deshelve},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deshelve},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
