bookend

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A heavy object or moveable support placed at one or both ends of a row of books for the purpose of keeping them upright.
  2. Something that comes before, after, or at both sides of something else.
verb
  1. To come before and after, or at both sides of.

Pronunciation

/ˈbʊkɛnd/

Word forms

bookend bookends book-end book end bookending bookended

Etymology

From book + end.

Synonyms

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