bookend
Meanings
noun
- A heavy object or moveable support placed at one or both ends of a row of books for the purpose of keeping them upright.
- Something that comes before, after, or at both sides of something else.
verb
- To come before and after, or at both sides of.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From book + end.
Synonyms
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