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BOOKEND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bookend" is a kind of...):
support (any device that bears the weight of another thing)