deshelve
deshelve verb: to remove from a shelf.
Verb
deshelve (third-person singular simple present deshelves, present participle deshelving, simple past and past participle 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.2016, Michael Lister, Rivers to Blood: a John Jordan Mystery
- To make unavailable or inactive.
- Basically, "You give us a non-aggression pact, America, and we will look at deshelving our nuclear weapons.2003, Meet the Press, page 181
deshelve meaning in Bengali
deshelve in Bengali
- তাক থেকে সরিয়ে নেওয়া, অপ্রাপ্য, নিষ্ক্রিয় করা
Forms of deshelve
| third-person singular present | deshelves |
|---|---|
| present participle | deshelving |
| past participle | deshelved |
| past | deshelved |
Origin of deshelve
From de- + shelve.
Words that rhyme with deshelve
Questions about deshelve
- What does deshelve mean?
- Deshelve means to remove from a shelf.
- What is deshelve in Bengali?
- Deshelve in Bengali is তাক থেকে সরিয়ে নেওয়া, অপ্রাপ্য, নিষ্ক্রিয় করা. See Deshelve meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is deshelve?
- Deshelve is a verb.
- What is the past tense of deshelve?
- The past tense of deshelve is deshelved.
Words near deshelve in the dictionary
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