bookshelf en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From book + shelf.
Meanings
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A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.
Another, with the bump of order unnaturally developed, had his folios and quartos all reduced, in binding, to one size, so that they might look even on his bookshelves.
1902, William Blades, The Enemies of Books, 2nd edition, page 102:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bookshelves | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
bookshelf wealth · bookshelve · bookshelved · bookshelving · bookshelver
Relateds
Translations (84)
pt estante (shelf for storing books) · ja 書棚 (shelf for storing books) · et raamaturiiul (shelf for storing books) · se girjehildu (shelf for storing books) · cy silffoedd llyfrau (shelf for storing books) · sk knižnica (shelf for storing books) · hu könyvespolc (shelf for storing books) · pl biblioteczka (shelf for storing books) · mk полица за книги (shelf for storing books) · shn ၵၢင်ႉပပ်ႉ (shelf for storing books) · ga seilf leabhar (shelf for storing books) · vi kệ sách (shelf for storing books) · la pluteus (shelf for storing books) · sh polica za knjige (shelf for storing books) · el ράφι για βιβλία (shelf for storing books) · ja 本棚 (shelf for storing books) · ro raft (shelf for storing books) · nl boekenkast (shelf for storing books) · pl półka na książki (shelf for storing books) · lt knygų lentyna (shelf for storing books) · sl knjižna polica (shelf for storing books) · sq raft librash (shelf for storing books) · pdt Bieekjaschaup (shelf for storing books) · kl atuagaasivik (shelf for storing books) · bg по́лица за кни́ги (shelf for storing books) · yue 書架 /书架 (shelf for storing books) · ja 書架 (shelf for storing books) · th ชั้นวางหนังสือ (shelf for storing books) · fa-ira قَفَسِهٔ کِتاب (shelf for storing books) · ru кни́жная по́лка (shelf for storing books) · da boghylde (shelf for storing books) · mi whata pukapuka (shelf for storing books) · es librero (shelf for storing books) · cs knihovnička (shelf for storing books) · ovd buokill (shelf for storing books) · rm curuna da cudeschs (shelf for storing books) · hy գրադարակ (shelf for storing books) · eo librobreto (shelf for storing books) · eo libro-bretaro (shelf for storing books) · fr étagère (shelf for storing books) · la foruli (shelf for storing books) · mt librerija (shelf for storing books) · ka წიგნების თარო (shelf for storing books) · fr bibliothèque (shelf for storing books) · is bókahilla (shelf for storing books) · cmn 書架 /书架 (shelf for storing books) · km ធ្នើរសៀវភៅ (shelf for storing books) · uk книжко́ва поли́ця (shelf for storing books) · th ชั้นหนังสือ (shelf for storing books) · sh полица за књиге (shelf for storing books) · sv bokhylla (shelf for storing books) · cy silff lyfrau (shelf for storing books) · be кні́жная палі́ца (shelf for storing books) · bg ла́вица за кни́ги (shelf for storing books) · tr kitaplık (shelf for storing books) · id rak buku (shelf for storing books) · khb ᦠᦱᧂᧉᦗᦸᧇ (shelf for storing books) · pdt Bieekjabrat (shelf for storing books) · it libreria (shelf for storing books) · es estantería (shelf for storing books) · ru этаже́рка (shelf for storing books) · nb bokhylle (shelf for storing books) · bo དེབ་སྒྲོམ (shelf for storing books) · ar رَفُّ الْكُتُب (shelf for storing books) · ko 책꽂이 (shelf for storing books) · es librería (shelf for storing books) · rm cudeschera (shelf for storing books) · da bogreol (shelf for storing books) · de Bücherregal (shelf for storing books) · fi kirjahylly (shelf for storing books) · fo bókahill (shelf for storing books) · cmn 書櫥 /书橱 (shelf for storing books) · ko 책장 (shelf for storing books) · de Regal (shelf for storing books) · el βιβλιοθήκη (shelf for storing books) · ar رَفّ كُتُب (shelf for storing books) · ro etajeră (shelf for storing books) · he אֲרוֹן סְפָרִים (shelf for storing books) · vi giá sách (shelf for storing books) · lv grāmatu plaukts (shelf for storing books) · th หิ้งหนังสือ (shelf for storing books) · es estante (shelf for storing books) · lb Bicherschaf (shelf for storing books) · lv grāmatplaukts (shelf for storing books)