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Bookend

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

n. A prop placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A heavy object or moveable support placed at one or both ends of a row of books for the purpose of keeping them upright.

n. Something that comes before, after, or at both sides of something else.

v. To come before and after, or at both sides of

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table).

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

n. a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table)

Word Usage

"The 49ers were reportedly prepared to swoop up Ole Miss tackle Michael Oher with the No. 10 overall pick, giving them a long-term bookend for 2008 first-rounder Joe Staley."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

support

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

flank

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