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Bookcase

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A piece of furniture with shelves for holding books.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A piece of furniture designed for the storage/display of books.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A case with shelves for holding books, esp. one with glazed doors.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A case with shelves for holding books.

n. In law, a case stated or mentioned in legal works; a recorded case; a precedent.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a piece of furniture with shelves for storing books

Word Usage

"The main bookcase is almost empty, the others contain collapsing stacks of books; in the English bookcase Marina Warner’s Joan of Arc and Naomi Wolf’s Fire with Fire prop up Claire Petulengro’s Love Signs (and I’m not even sure how she got there)."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

piece of furniture article of furniture furniture

Cross Reference

bookshelf

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

bookshelf dresser shelve cupboard wardrobe sideboard armchair cabinet bedstead sofa