bookcase
1Bookcase — Book case , n. A case with shelves for holding books, esp. one with glazed doors. [1913 Webster] …
2bookcase — (n.) 1726, from BOOK (Cf. book) + CASE (Cf. case) (n.2). An Old English word for this was bocfodder …
3bookcase — ► NOUN ▪ an open cabinet containing shelves on which to keep books …
4bookcase — [book′kās΄] n. a set of shelves or a cabinet for holding books …
5Bookcase — A bookcase, or bookshelf, is a piece of furniture, almost always with horizontal shelves, used to store books.History of the bookcaseWhen books were written by hand and were not produced in great quantities, they were kept in small containers… …
6bookcase — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ glass fronted, wooden ▪ built in PREPOSITION ▪ from a/the bookcase ▪ I chose a book from the bookcase …
7bookcase */ — UK [ˈbʊkˌkeɪs] / US noun [countable] Word forms bookcase : singular bookcase plural bookcases a piece of furniture with shelves in it for putting books on …
8bookcase — /book kays /, n. a set of shelves for books. [1720 30; BOOK + CASE2] * * * Piece of furniture fitted with shelves, formerly often enclosed by doors. In early times the ambry, or wall cupboard, was used to hold books. Bookcases were included in… …
9bookcase — Synonyms and related words: Smyth sewing, archives, armory, arsenal, attic, backing, bank, basement, bay, bibliopegy, bin, binder board, binding, bonded warehouse, book cloth, book cover, book end, book jacket, book support, book table, book tray …
10bookcase — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bookshelf, cabinet, sectional bookcase, secretary, bookrack; see also furniture …