What is another word for bookcase?

Pronunciation: [bˈʊkke͡ɪs] (IPA)

A bookcase is a piece of furniture designed to hold and display books. It is also commonly referred to as a bookshelf, a library, or a cabinet. The term bookshelf refers to a more casual and informal piece of furniture, often made of lighter and more affordable materials, while a library often denotes a larger and more grandiose bookcase, made of high-quality wood and intended for formal settings. The term cabinet, on the other hand, usually refers to a bookcase with doors, often used to store other items besides books. Other synonyms for bookcase include bookrack, bookstand, and book tower.

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Usage examples for Bookcase

Craftsman bookcase free with each set.
"The Myrtle Reed Cook Book"
Myrtle Reed
No. 37 contained a full set of Michigan furniture, including a patent wash-stand that folded up to look like a bookcase, smelt slightly of varnish, and was as hot as a Pullman sleeper.
"The Other Fellow"
F. Hopkinson Smith
"I must get a book," said Mrs. Mansfield, going toward a bookcase.
"The Way of Ambition"
Robert Hichens

Famous quotes with Bookcase

  • Filling a bookcase is like gathering a social circle.
    May Lamberton Becker
  • I heard a commotion and opened the door to my office to see what was going on. I saw four police officers. One was wearing a Gestapo uniform. 'Who's in charge here?', he snapped at me. I answered that I was. 'Let me see the rest of the building!' I showed him all the spaces. Then we went upstairs and stood on the landing by the bookcase. My heart was pounding. The three Dutch policemen were already busy trying to open the bookcase. The moment I had feared for years had arrived. One of the police officers pointed his gun at me and ordered me to go first. The others followed behind, also with their pistols drawn. The first person I saw was Mrs Frank. I whispered 'Gestapo' to her. She sat completely still and seemed to be in shock. The others were coming downstairs from the other floors. Margot was very upset, she was crying softly.
    Victor Kugler
  • The contents of someone's bookcase are part of his history, like an ancestral portrait.
    Anatole Broyard
  • The opera-glasses she stole from the bookcase so that each morning she could look through them down into the street in order to make people bigger and bring them close to her in order to feel less lonely. (p. 263)
    Stig Dagerman
  • She was sitting there beside the bookcase, trying to read, in a growing panic of self-consciousness. Why? Because reading presupposed a future.
    Martin Amis

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