Bookshelf
//ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.
"Another, with the bump of order unnaturally developed, had his folios and quartos all reduced, in binding, to one size, so that they might look even on his bookshelves."
- 2 a shelf on which to keep books wordnet
Example
More examples"Carry these books back to the bookshelf."
Etymology
From book + shelf.
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