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shelve

How many syllables in shelve?

  1 syllable

Divide shelve into syllables:   shelve
Syllable stress:   shelve
How to pronounce shelve:   shelv
How to say shelve:

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Synonyms for shelve


1 syllable
  • drop
  • keep
2 syllables
  • delay
  • table
  • suspend
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What rhymes with shelve

1 syllable
  • delve
  • helve
  • delved
  • twelve
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