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Noun: bookend  'bûk,end
  1. A support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table)
Verb: bookend  'bûk,end
  1. Positioned at the ends or either side (of something)

Derived forms: bookending, bookended, bookends

Type of: support

Encyclopedia: Bookend