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bookend

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The meaning (definition) of the word bookend

a heavy holder on a shelf that stops your books from falling over

The word bookend used in a sentence

I use a bookend to keep my books standing up on the shelf.

The plural of the word bookend

bookends

How the word bookend is said around the world

Frenchserre-livres (serleevr)
Spanishsujetalibros (sookhaytahleevrohs)
Mandarin书挡 (shū dǎng)
Hindiबुकएंड (buukaynd)
Arabicفاصل كتاب (fahseel keetahb)
Russianкнижная подставка (knizhnaia podstavka)
Portuguese (EU)suporte para livros (soopawruhti puhruh leevruush)
Portuguese (BR)suporte para livros (soopawruhchew pahra leevruus)
Japaneseブックエンド (bukkuendo)
GermanBuchstütze (buukhshtutsuh)
Urduبک اینڈ (buk aynd)
Punjabiਬੁੱਕਐਂਡ (buukuhend)
Korean책꽂이 (caegggoji)
Hebrewתומך ספרים
Greekστήριγμα βιβλίων (sterigma biblion)
Dutchboekensteun (bookenstern)
Tagalogdulo ng libro (dooloh engay leebroh)
Vietnamesegiá đỡ sách (zahur dur sayurky)
Turkishkitap desteği (keetahp destayi)
Persianجاکتابی (jahkaytahbee)
Polishpodpórka do książek (pawtpoorkah daw kshawnzhek)
Ukrainianпідставка для книг (pidstavka dlya knyh)
Bengaliবুকএন্ড (bookawayndaw)
Swedishbokstöd (booksterd)
Italianfermalibri (fayrmahleebri)

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