bookshelf

noun

BUUK-shelf/ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/

Pluralbookshelves

1 meaning of bookshelf

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nouncountable
A flat board, often on a wall or inside a case, where books are kept standing in a row.
Like a long, flat step on the wall where books stand side by side.
She put all her favorite stories on the new bookshelf.
The bookshelf in his room is full of comics and old maps.
Similarbookcase, shelf
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Origin

It comes from two words joined together: "book" and "shelf".