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Definition of "bookshelf" []

  • A shelf or set of shelves for holding books. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "bookshelf" in a sentence
  • "I think that a bookshelf is a piece of furniture that can be designed in a lot of ways."
  • "So yes, my bookshelf is a look into my past, but it also is a look at who I am trying to become."
  • "Pretty much everything on my bookshelf is there because I mean/hope to get to it some day and haven't yet."