bookcase
- noun
- /ˈbʊkˌkeɪs/
- Pryce himself stood by the window with his back to the bookcase, a slender figure of innate grace.
- fill the bookcase
- top of the bookcase
- move the bookcase
It's it's on my bookcase, like in the little bookcase area in my living room.
- It's it's on my bookcase, like in the little bookcase area in my living room.
- This is a piece of glass of tempered glass from an IKEA Billy bookcase, of all things.
- First of all, let me know if you like the idea of doing the a bookcase tour.
- He enters and he sees so ascetic few pieces of lamp here, table, bookcase, print on the wall.
- Danny Bigger Thomas and Big Bird and Big Pun all in the same bookcase.
- So before very long at all, I was doing the trim carpentry, I was building bookcases and built in cabinet work.
Examples
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Jesse now had an opportunity to look at the bookcase opposite the fireplace.
Fiction book (1994) -
When I dream of a new office, I dream of Stewart's, with its floor-to-ceiling bookcase and rolling stepladder.
Academic text (2016) -
A bookcase with a key.
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I take it out of the bookcase and hand it to him.
Academic text (2007) -
The wood in the bookcase cracked.
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Dave sits in front of his bookcase with a remote control in his hand.
Fiction book (1993) -
The walls of her office were lined with bookcases crammed with books and journals.
Fiction book (1992) -
There were too many bookcases, so the reference collection was consolidated and relocated.
Academic text (2011) -
The living room was beautifully decorated with a large bookcase filled with colorful novels.
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She organized her bookcase by genre, making it easy to find her favorite titles.
Synonyms
A flat board fixed to a wall for holding books and small things
A frame for holding or showing things
A shelf attached to a wall or part of a bookcase for holding books
Furniture with flat boards for storing or showing things
A shelf or stand that holds books
A small piece of furniture with open shelves for showing small items like photos or plants
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Etymology
Bookcase is a simple compound of book and case, where case means 'a container', just like in suitcase or pencil case. So, a bookcase is literally a 'container for books' and is a piece of furniture with shelves to hold them.