| Shelving 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shelve. 2. (a.) Sloping gradually; inclining; as, a shelving shore. 3. (n.) The act of fitting up shelves; as, the job of shelving a closet. 4. (n.) The act of laying on a shelf, or on the shelf; putting off or aside; as, the shelving of a claim. 5. (n.) Material for shelves; shelves, collectively. Thesaurus Entries aslant, aslope, atilt, bevel, bias, biased, canting, careening, inclinational, inclinatory, inclined, inclining, leaning, listing, out of plumb, out of square, pitched, raking, recumbent, shelving, shelvy, sideling, sidelong, slant, slanted, slanting, slantways, slantwise, sloped, sloping, tilted, tilting, tipped, tipping, tipsy |