noun
bookcase
BUUK-kays
noun
1
A piece of furniture with shelves for holding and displaying books.
"The living room bookcase was crammed with paperbacks."
How to Use Bookcase
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA shelving unit built specifically to store books.
Word Forms
bookcases plural
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Etymology
A straightforward compound of "book" and "case," meaning a case (container) built to hold books.