bookshelf

[ book-shelf ]

noun,plural book·shelves.
  1. a shelf for holding books, especially one of several shelves in a bookcase.

Origin of bookshelf

1
First recorded in 1810–20; book + shelf

Words Nearby bookshelf

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How to use bookshelf in a sentence

  • "Certainly—certainly," said the Assistant Commissioner, waving one large hand in the direction of a bookshelf.

    Dope | Sax Rohmer
  • One cannot enter a schoolroom or look at a boy's bookshelf without seeing half-a-dozen of his familiar volumes.

    A Roving Commission | G. A. Henty
  • Behold the bookshelf of a dunceWho borrows—never lends; Yon work, in twenty volumes, onceBelonged to twenty friends.

  • Across the forward bulkhead was a bookshelf crammed to overflowing with volumes of all sizes, many upside down and some coverless.

    The Riddle of the Sands | Erskine Childers
  • He reached up to the bookshelf for what looked like an ancient ledger, and turned over the leaves.

    The Riddle of the Sands | Erskine Childers