magazine rack
3
2.3
- noun
- /ˈmæɡəˌzin ræk/
:
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- I went over to the magazine rack and looked at the cover of the new Superman comic.
- browsing a magazine rack
- looking at the magazine rack
- magazine rack at the store
Examples
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Doug is over by the magazine rack reading a dirt bike magazine.
Fiction book (2001) -
Each month, you can peruse magazine racks at bookstores and find at least a dozen ads for McDonald's.
Blog text (23) -
Will you please get that magazine rack in and hurry up about it.
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The Green Book in the magazine rack gives you these instructions:
Blog text (4) -
The most recent Boy's Life in the magazine rack dates from 1974.
Fiction book (1996) -
Rebecca walks over to the magazine rack.
Fiction book (2001) -
In the background, Amy is visible inside the store, browsing a magazine rack.
Fiction book (1997) -
Jesse stood at the magazine rack in the drugstore and waited for Jenny's prescription to be filled.
Fiction book (1994) -
Dante leans against the magazine rack with his lasagne, contemplative.
Fiction book (1994) -
I found a variety of magazines on the magazine rack at the bookstore.
Synonyms
369
1.0
A flat board fixed to a wall for holding books and small things
205
1.2
A frame for holding or showing things
A shelf or stand that holds books
How Many
- US
59
1.8
3
2.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a simple compositional noun phrase: 'magazine' (periodical) + 'rack' (stand), so a B1 learner who knows both words can directly infer it is a stand for magazines. This follows common grammatical compounding patterns and has clear cross‑linguistic equivalents, making the meaning immediately transparent.
Etymology
Magazine rack is a simple, literal name: a rack is a frame or shelf and a magazine is a small book or paper you read. The word magazine once meant a 'store' for goods, so the phrase simply names a stand for keeping and showing printed 'magazines', which is why it means 'a frame or stand used for holding and displaying magazines'.