bookend

English

noun

Definitions

A heavy object or moveable support placed at one or both ends of a row of books for the purpose of keeping them upright.
(figurative) Something that comes before, after, or at both sides of something else.

Etymology

Compound from English book (verb, book) + English end (patient of action).

Origin

English

end

Gloss

patient of action

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Bookland English
Cliffsend English
Holy Book English
Townsend English
Wallsend English
anend English
antibook English
artbook English
audiobook English
backend English
bankbook English
bell-end English
bluebook English
book English
book-knowledge English
book-learned English
book-ridden English
book-teaching English
bookable English
bookaholic English
bookbag English
bookbinder English
bookbindery English
bookbinding English
bookbuild English
bookbus English
bookcase English
bookception English
bookchest English
bookcraft English
bookcross English
bookdealer English
booker English
bookery English
bookfell English
bookflap English
bookful English
bookhoard English
bookholder English
bookhood English
bookhound English
bookhouse English
bookish English
bookjacket English
bookkeeper English
bookland English
bookless English
booklet English
booklight English
booklike English
booklined English
bookling English
booklist English
booklore English
booklouse English
booklover English
bookly English
bookmaker English
bookmaking English
bookman English
bookmarker English
bookmatch English
bookmate English
bookmobile English
bookmonger English
bookname English
booknap English
bookness English
bookplate English
bookrack English
bookrest English
bookright English
bookroom English
bookrunner English
bookrunning English
bookscape English
bookseller English
bookselling English
bookshelf English
bookshelving English
bookshop English
bookstack English
bookstaff English
bookstall English
bookstand English
bookstave English
bookstop English
bookstore English
bookware English
bookwise English
bookwork English
bookworm English
bookwright English
booky English
by-book English
by-end English
callbook English
casebook English
cashbook English
chartbook English
chequebook English
classbook English
clipbook English
codebook English
coend English
cookbook English
copybook English
coursebook English
cyberbook English
databook English
datebook English
daybook English
deadend English
death book English
deathbook English
deskbook English
dogend English
e-book English
eBook English
ebook English
end English
end in English
end mark English
end-foot English
endable English
endblown English
endboard English
endbox English
endbrain English
endbud English
endbulb English
endcap English
endcourt English
ender English
endest English
endeth English
endful English
endgame English
endgate English
endian English
endif English
ending English
endism English
endknot English
endleaf English
endless English
endlike English
endling English
endloader English
endly English
endman English
endmember English
endmill English
endmost English
endnote English
endo English
endpaper English
endpin English
endplate English
endplay English
endpoint English
endsay English
endscraper English
endsheet English
endsome English
endspan English
endspeech English
endstage English
endstation English
endstone English
endtime English
endward English
endwards English
endwise English
endwork English
facebook English
factbook English
fairybook English
fake book English
fakebook English
flybook English
fore-end English
forebook English
forend English
formbook English
gamebook English
handbook English
headend English
herdbook English
holobook English
hornbook English
hymnbook English
hyperbook English
jestbook English
lawbook English
letterbook English
logbook English
lookbook English
matchbook English
megabook English
midbook English
multibook English
needlebook English
newsbook English
nonbook English
nose-ender English
notebook English
overbook English
passbook English
paybook English
phonebook English
photobook English
phrasebook English
pillowbook English
pitchbook English
playbook English
pocketbook English
prebook English
promptbook English
psalmbook English
quizbook English
quotebook English
racebook English
rebook English
roadbook English
rulebook English
salesbook English
schoolbook English
scorebook English
scrapbook English
shopbook English
sketchbook English
slambook English
songbook English
sourcebook English
spellbook English
splatbook English
split end English
sportsbook English
storybook English
stud book English
stylebook English
tablebook English
tail end English
tailend English
talebook English
textbook English
timebook English
tunebook English
ultrabook English
unbook English
underbook English
unend English
upend English
videobook English
viewbook English
wastebook English
webbook English
weekend English
wishbook English
wordbook English
workbook English
yearbook English
yearend English
booker French
surbooker French
booke Norwegian Bokmål
エンド Japanese
ブックエンド Japanese
bukować Polish
booke Norwegian Nynorsk
booke Middle English
ende Middle English
bukirati Serbo-Croatian
बुक Hindi
บุ๊ก Thai
boutchi Norman
bhukha Zulu
ibhuku Zulu
buk Volapük
buk Tok Pisin
puke Hawaiian
libhuku Swati
boko Hausa
buku Sranan Tongo
boky Malagasy
bhuku Shona
buku Chichewa, Chewa, Nyanja
puk Chuukese
ibuku Kikuyu, Gikuyu
mbuku Kikuyu, Gikuyu
puku Northern Sotho
buug Somali
buk Ida'an