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Best answers for Shelve – Crossword Clue


Answer: defer


Clue Length Answer
Shelve3 letterstip
  1. Definition: 1. an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

Shelve4 letterssway
  1. Definition: 1. move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

Shelve4 letterstilt
  1. Definition: 1. a slight but noticeable partiality; "the court's tilt toward conservative rulings"

Shelve4 lettersswag
  1. Definition: 1. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

Shelve4 lettersstay
  1. Definition: 1. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

Shelve4 lettersrake
  1. Definition: 1. sweep the length of; "The gunfire raked the coast"

Shelve4 lettersrise
  1. Definition: 1. exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion"

Shelve4 lettersstow
  1. Definition: 1. fill by packing tightly; "stow the cart"

Shelve5 lettersdelay
  1. Definition: 1. cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"

Shelve5 lettersdefer
  1. Definition: 1. yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"

Shelve5 lettersstore
  1. Definition: 1. an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"

Shelve5 lettersswamp
  1. Definition: 1. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"

Shelve5 lettersslant
  1. Definition: 1. present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"

Shelve5 lettersremit
  1. Definition: 1. refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision

Shelve5 letterssidle
  1. Definition: 1. move sideways

Shelve5 letterstable
  1. Definition: 1. arrange or enter in tabular form

Shelve5 lettersslope
  1. Definition: 1. be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down"

Shelve5 letterswaive
  1. Definition: 1. lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime; "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property"

Shelve5 lettersshift
  1. Definition: 1. change gears; "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill"

Shelve6 lettersstifle
  1. Definition: 1. smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"

Shelve6 lettersrecess
  1. Definition: 1. close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"

Shelve6 lettersuprise
  1. Definition: 1. move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"

Shelve6 letterschange
  1. Definition: 1. the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"

Shelve7 lettersretreat
  1. Definition: 1. the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)

Shelve7 lettersreserve
  1. Definition: 1. the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary

Shelve7 lettersprolong
  1. Definition: 1. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"

Shelve7 letterssuspend
  1. Definition: 1. cause to be held in suspension in a fluid; "suspend the particles"

Shelve7 lettersdismiss
  1. Definition: 1. declare void;

Shelve7 lettersdiscard
  1. Definition: 1. (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit

Shelve8 lettersprotract
  1. Definition: 1. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"

Shelve8 letterspostpone
  1. Definition: 1. hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"

Shelve8 lettersput-away

    Shelve8 lettersput-over

      Shelve8 letterssleep-on

        Shelve8 lettersmothball
        1. Definition: 1. put into long-term storage

        Shelve8 letterssideline
        1. Definition: 1. an auxiliary activity

        Shelve9 lettersput-aside

          Shelve9 lettersset-aside

            Shelve9 lettersstave-off

              Shelve10 letterspigeonhole
              1. Definition: 1. treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"

              Shelve10 lettersstand-over

                Shelve10 letterspush-aside

                  Shelve11 lettersstretch-out

                    Shelve13 lettersprocrastinate
                    1. Definition: 1. postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"


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