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
| French | serre-livres (SER-leevr) |
| Spanish | sujetalibros (soo-khay-tah-LEEV-rohs) |
| Mandarin | 书挡 (shoo dahng) |
| Hindi | बुकएंड (buu-KAYND) |
| Arabic | فاصل كتاب (FAH-seel kee-TAHB) |
| Russian | книжная подставка (KNYEEZH-nu-yah puts-TAHF-kah) |
| Portuguese (EU) | suporte para livros (soo-PAW-ruh-ti puh-ruh LEEV-ruush) |
| Portuguese (BR) | suporte para livros (soo-PAW-ruh-chew pah-ra LEEV-ruus) |
| Japanese | ブックエンド (buk-ku-AYN-doh) |
| German | Buchstütze (BUUKHSH-tu-tsuh) |
| Urdu | بک اینڈ (buk aynd) |
| Punjabi | ਬੁੱਕਐਂਡ (buu-kuh-END) |
| Korean | 북엔드 (BOOK-en-deu) |
| Hebrew | תומך ספרים |
| Greek | στήριγμα βιβλίων (STEE-reegh-mah veev-LEE-ohn) |
| Dutch | boekensteun (BOO-kens-tern) |
| Tagalog | pangsangga (pahng-sahng-GAH) |
| Vietnamese | giá đỡ sách (ZAH-ur dur SAY-urky) |
| Turkish | kitap desteği (kee-TAHP des-tay-I) |
| Persian | جاکتابی (jah-kay-TAH-bee) |
| Polish | podpórka do książek (pawt-POOR-kah daw KSHAWN-zhek) |
| Ukrainian | підставка для книг (peets-TAHF-kah dlyah knih) |
| Bengali | বুকএন্ড (BOO-kaw-ayn-daw) |
| Swedish | bokstöd (BOOKS-terd) |
| Italian | fermalibri (fayr-mah-LEEB-ri) |
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