bookend

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Synonyms: booked, book end

Antonyms: booked, book end

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. A heavy object or [[moveable]] [[support]] placed at one or both ends of a [[row]] of [[book]]s for the purpose of keeping them [[upright]].
2. {{lb|en|figurative}} Something that comes before, after, or at both sides of something else.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|often|figurative}} To come before and after, or at both sides of.

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