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Noun Concept
Categories: Book terminology
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bookend  bookends  Book-end  Bookstop
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A support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table) WordNet 3.0
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A support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The bookend is an object tall, sturdy, and heavy enough, when placed at either end of a row of upright books, to support or buttress them. Wikipedia
Object, or often one of a pair of objects, used to hold a row of books upright on a shelf, while Bookends is a 1968 album by Simon & Garfunkel. Wikipedia Disambiguation
A heavy object or moveable support placed at one or both ends of a row of books for the purpose of keeping them upright. Wiktionary
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support
decoration
support
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Book-end, bookends, Bookstop

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