What does bookshelf mean?
Definitions for bookshelf
ˈbʊkˌʃɛlfbook·shelf
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Princeton's WordNet
bookshelfnoun
a shelf on which to keep books
Wiktionary
bookshelfnoun
A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.
Wikipedia
bookshelf
A bookcase, or bookshelf, is a piece of furniture with horizontal shelves, often in a cabinet, used to store books or other printed materials. Bookcases are used in private homes, public and university libraries, offices, schools, and bookstores. Bookcases range from small, low models the height of a table to high models reaching up to ceiling height. Shelves may be fixed or adjustable to different positions in the case. In rooms entirely devoted to the storage of books, such as libraries, they may be permanently fixed to the walls and/or floor.A bookcase may be fitted with glass doors that can be closed to protect the books from dust or moisture. Bookcase doors are almost always glazed with glass, so as to allow the spines of the books to be read. Especially valuable rare books may be kept in locked cases with wooden or glazed doors. A small bookshelf may also stand on some other piece of furniture such as a desk or chest. Larger books are more likely to be kept in horizontal piles and very large books flat on wide shelves or on coffee tables. In Latin and Greek the idea of bookcase is represented by Bibliotheca and Bibliothēkē (Greek: βιβλιοθήκη), derivatives of which mean library in many modern languages. A bookcase is also known as a bookshelf, a bookstand, a cupboard and a bookrack. In a library, large bookshelves are called "stacks."
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bookshelf
A bookshelf is a piece of furniture with horizontal shelves, traditionally used for storing books. It can be either fixed to a wall or standalone and can come in various sizes and designs. While primarily used for books, it can also hold other items such as photos, decor items, or multimedia material.
Webster Dictionary
Bookshelfnoun
a shelf to hold books
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bookshelf in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bookshelf in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of bookshelf in a Sentence
It was one of the most striking things I had ever seen and it could n’t be more telling of the current situation, the school had so few books -- so few that they put a guard in front of the bookshelf so that community members did n’t come in and take them.
There's also a website called the Brown Bookshelf, these are books that have, brown and black protagonists who deal at times with tough issues. I think books are really, really fundamental, especially for younger kids.
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- regálCzech
- Bücherregal, RegalGerman
- librero, estanteríaSpanish
- kirjahyllyFinnish
- étagère à livres, bibliothèque, étagèreFrench
- ארון ספריםHebrew
- पुस्ताक तख्ताHindi
- könyvespolcHungarian
- bókahyllaIcelandic
- libreriaItalian
- 書棚, 本棚, 書架Japanese
- თაროGeorgian
- 冊欌, 책장Korean
- librerijaMaltese
- boekenkastDutch
- bokhylleNorwegian
- półka na książkiPolish
- estantePortuguese
- книжная полка, этажеркаRussian
- knižnicaSlovak
- knjižna policaSlovene
- bokhyllaSwedish
- புத்தக அலமாரிTamil
- బుక్షెల్ఫ్Telugu
- کتابوں کی الماریUrdu
- giá sách, kệ sáchVietnamese
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