: a piece of furniture consisting of shelves to hold books
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Hanging a mirror over a bookcase or console is another option, especially if that wall faces a window to brighten and enlarge the space.—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025 But always have a lot to choose from, my TBR pile spans three bookcases.—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 4 July 2025 In the basement of my childhood home, one whole wall was covered with them, four side-by-side, floor-to-ceiling bookcases stuffed with novels and biographies and poetry and narrative nonfiction.—Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 After helping a woman who has a disability and her neighbor put together a bookcase, a Virginia man returned to her apartment and robbed her, Virginia officials said.—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for bookcase
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