Shelf vs Bookend - What's the difference?
shelf | bookend |
A flat, rigid, rectangular structure, fixed at right angles to a wall, and used to support, store or display objects.
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The capacity of such an object; as, a shelf of videos.
A projecting ledge that resembles such an object.
A reef, shoal or sandbar.
A heavy object or moveable support placed at one or both ends of a row of books for the purpose of keeping them upright.
(figurative) Something that comes before, after, or at both sides of something else.
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To come before and after, or at both sides of
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As nouns the difference between shelf and bookend
is that shelf is a flat, rigid, rectangular structure, fixed at right angles to a wall, and used to support, store or display objects while bookend is a heavy object or moveable support placed at one or both ends of a row of books for the purpose of keeping them upright.As a verb bookend is
to come before and after, or at both sides of.shelf
English
(wikipedia shelf)Noun
(shelves)- Localities across New Jersey imposed curfews to prevent looting. In Monmouth, Ocean and other counties, people waited for hours for gasoline at the few stations that had electricity. Supermarket shelves were stripped bare.
Synonyms
* (capacity) shelffulDerived terms
* bookshelf * continental shelf * off the shelf * on the shelf * shelfful * shelvy * shelf lifebookend
English
Noun
(en noun)- The cabinet minister's appearance served as something of a bookend to her grilling by the Home Affairs select committee in April this year
Verb
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