bookshelf

[ book-shelf ]

noun

, plural book·shelves.

1. a shelf for holding books, especially one of several shelves in a bookcase.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bookshelf¹

First recorded in 1810–20; book + shelf

Example Sentences

Ms Murray told BBC Radio 4's Today programme it had been hard campaigning but "having your child’s ashes on a bookshelf is a good motivator".

From BBC

With glass front-facing windows and raw wooden bookshelves, the store is filled with anything from graphic novels and picture books to poetry anthologies and adult novels — a new venture for the duo.

From Los Angeles Times

“The Outrun” sat on his bookshelf until the pandemic lockdown, when he devoured it in two days.

From Los Angeles Times

The bookshelves were indeed filled with copies of Nietzsche, biographies of Napoleon and a volume entitled The Dictator’s Handbook.

From BBC

Wooden boxes and mini chests sit locked on bookshelves, where one will instantly spy scrolls hidden in bottles or books that appear to be concealing veiled messages.

From Los Angeles Times