# bookshelves

Pronunciation: say "BUUK-shelvz" /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlvz/

## Noun

1. Plural of bookshelf. — plural of bookshelf
   - Simple: Plural of bookshelf. Use this form when you mean more than one.
   - _Dust had settled on the bookshelves after months of neglect._
   - _The movers struggled to fit the heavy bookshelves through the narrow door._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of bookshelve. A rare verb; the usual word is shelves. — third-person singular simple present indicative of bookshelve
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of bookshelve. A rare verb: most people say shelves instead.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/bookshelves (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).