bookshelf

noun

book·​shelf ˈbu̇k-ˌshelf 

: an open shelf for holding books

Examples of bookshelf in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Along the narrow hallway, bookshelves burst with first editions of John Updike, battered Stephen Kings, graphic novels, dime-store paperbacks, board games, books about mythology, children’s fairy tales, and Warhammer rule sets. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 July 2026

Scripts are available for purchase on a bookshelf at Main Street Players. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

So, the two started to watch her new favorite show, Santa Clarita Diet, as a ring in a red box sat nestled on the bookshelf just above Kamela’s head. — Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

Friends of the Roswell Library Book Sale Stock your bookshelves with bargains — including $1 novels and nonfiction and 50-cent cookbooks — as your purchases benefit the Roswell Library. — Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 28 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1648, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bookshelf

• herself
• himself
• hisself
• itself
• meself
• myself
• nonself
• oneself
• thyself
• yourself
• elf
• self